Al-Qassam Brigades Did Not Threaten To Destroy the Dimona Nuclear Reactor in Israel
Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be fake. The Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades did not declare its intention to destroy the Dimona nuclear reactor due to Israel's continued targeting of civilians in the Gaza Strip. The statement that is being circulated is not authentic and has no foundation in truth.
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Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be fake. The Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades did not declare its intention to destroy the Dimona nuclear reactor due to Israel's continued targeting of civilians in the Gaza Strip. The statement that is being circulated is not authentic and has no foundation in truth.Al-Qassam Brigades Launch Missiles Toward the Town of DimonaAl-Qassam Brigades said on October 28 that they targeted the region of Dimona with a burst of missiles, in response to the Israeli bombings that killed thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza strip. Israeli Channel 13 had said on October 11 that Israeli forces had clashed in the town of Dimona in the Negev desert with Al-Qassam fighters during the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. There are no reports on an alleged direct targeting of the Dimona nuclear site, nor are there official statements from Al-Qassam expressing an intention to target it.Israeli War on Gaza: Over 10 Thousand People KilledResistance factions in the Gaza strip continue to counter the Israeli ground invasion on several axes on the 33rd day of the ongoing war. They announced the destruction of a number of military vehicles and the targeting of areas in the occupied territories. On the other side, Israel said in a statement on Wednesday, November 8, that its forces had killed Muhsin Abu Zina, head of weapons manufacturing for Hamas.As the Israeli war on Gaza has now killed over 10 thousand people, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there would be no ceasefire if the hostages are not released. The Israeli airstrikes on Deir Al-Balah in southern Gaza Strip on November 7 (Getty)Israeli Minister: Nuking Gaza Is an OptionOn November 5, Israeli Heritage Minister, Amichai Eliyahu, advocated the idea of using a nuclear bomb on Gaza. In a statement to Israeli radio channel Kol Barama, he said that dropping a nuclear bomb on the Gaza strip is one of the options, claiming that there are no innocent people in Gaza.Subsequently, the office of the Israeli Prime Minister announced the suspension of the Heritage Minister from attending government meetings due to his statement and the resulting controversy.Qatar Calls for Monitoring of Israeli Nuclear FacilitiesQatar had called in late September for more intensive efforts to submit Israeli nuclear facilities to the guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The country also expressed the need for Israel to join the Treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.The Qatar call came at the annual general summit of IAEA in Vienna and was read by the chief of the Qatari Committee for Prohibition of Weapons, Abdulaziz Salmin Al-Jabri.The Israeli Nuclear ProgramIsrael has never formally admitted possessing nuclear weapons, but international reports say the country does possess a nuclear program, despite the unknown number of nuclear warheads it owns. The Federation of American Scientists has evaluated that Israel currently possesses 90 nuclear warheads, whereas other reports suggest that the Israeli nuclear arsenal amounts to 200 nuclear bombs.Read MoreThis Video Does Not Feature Hamas Members Raiding Civilian Homes in GazaThe Video Reveals Funeral Procession Training in Malaysia, Not a Palestinian Body Moving Inside a Shroud