GAZA CITY, GAZA - JULY 20: Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza. For the past ten years Gaza residents have lived with constant power shortages, in recent years these cuts have worsened, with supply of regular power limited to four hours a day. On June 11, 2017 Israel announced a new round of cuts at the request of the Palestinian authorities and the decision was seen as an attempt by President Mahmoud Abbas to pressure Gaza's Hamas leadership. Prior to the new cuts Gaza received 150 megawatts per day, far below it's requirements of 450 megawatts. In April, Gaza's sole power station which supplied 60 megawatts shut down, after running out of fuel, the three lines from Egypt, which provided 27 megawatts are rarely operational, leaving Gaza reliant on the 125 megawatts supplied by Israel's power plant. The new cuts now restrict electricity to three hours a day severely effecting hospital patients with chronic conditions and babies on life support. During blackout hours residents use private generators, solar panels and battery operated light sources to live. June 2017 also marked ten years since Israel began a land, sea and air blockade over Gaza. Under the blockade, movement of people and goods is restricted and exports and imports of raw materials have been banned. The restrictions have virtually cut off access for Gaza's two million residents to the outside world and unemployment rates have skyrocketed forcing many people into poverty and leaving approximately 80% of the population dependent on humanitarian aid. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
This was reported by Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense, during a telethon broadcast.
According to him, the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence obtained information about the transfer of trophy weapons from Ukraine to HAMAS from several sources.
“When we talk about the type of weaponry, we are referring to firearms. It’s in limited quantities because it’s not genuine support with Ukrainian weaponry”, Yusov explained.
Through such supplies, the Russians aim to carry out their information-psychological operation against Ukraine on the international stage. The occupiers want to weaken support from partners.
The representative of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence noted that the operation was planned in advance, and Russia was aware of the plans of HAMAS militants to launch an attack on Israel. Russian private military companies may have been involved in the transfer of weapons, added the military intelligence representative.
Photo: Getty Images
Orest Biloskursky, the head of the Kyiv24 Applied Research Think Tank, offers an exclusive analysis…
Ukrainian National Guard fighters have destroyed a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, which was on a…
On Tuesday, June 25, a conference in Luxembourg marked the beginning of negotiations on Ukraine's…
The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for…
A warehouse is burning in Odesa following a missile strike. There are injured individuals, but…
In recent days, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have successfully carried out a series of strikes…