Hamas Bragging Rights Grow With Drones Use Against Israel

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The grainy footage taken by an Israeli warplane shows an alleged Hamas-run drone facility in the Gaza Strip. Within seconds, the building explodes.

Israel’s justification for the attack came hours earlier, when a Patriot missile intercepted a drone as it approached Israeli airspace and blew it to pieces. Islamist Hamas militants, engaged since last week in an intensified battle with Israel, said one of its goals was to spy on Israel’s Defense Ministry.