The Israeli army has displayed a terrifying arsenal of weapons – including thermobaric bombs used by Hamas terrorists to burn families alive in their homes.
The instruments of terror included RPG 7 rocket launchers, mortars, AK 47s, knives, mines, a drone and hundreds of ammunition – some hidden in humanitarian rice bags.
Toyota pick-up trucks and a bulldozer were also on display at the military base on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, where the Ny Breaking was also shown a drone recovered from Gaza.
Inside the box it came in was a sheet of A4 paper with detailed parts and at the top was the name of Hamas’s military wing – the Al Qassam Brigades.
Also recovered were Islamic Jihad flags and headbands and deadly Draganov sniper rifles, as well as everyday hoses filled with explosives and a charge.
The Israeli army has displayed a terrifying arsenal of weapons
MailOnline reporter Nick Pisa with part of the arsenal of weapons, bombs and rocket launchers used by Hamas on October 7
Bullets are depicted, while other tools include RPG 7 rocket launchers, mortars, AK 47s, knives, mines and a drone
Journalist Nick Pisa holds a rice bag that appeared to contain bullets
To take down fence posts, Hamas terrorists had created sophisticated metal frames that snapped around the concrete pillars, filled them with TNT and then detonated them.
Three motorcycles used to bring in terrorists and then take hostages back to Gaza were also seen in what was described as only a “small portion” of what was seized.
Lieutenant Colonel Idan Sharon-Kettler told the Ny Breaking: ‘This was not put together by a militia targeting military objects, this was a huge amount of weapons and explosives designed for use against civilians and families in their own homes, not against soldiers.
“This wasn’t invented in some backyard, this was all stored over a long period of time and took an enormous amount of planning and money with military-grade intelligence.
“The intention here was to massacre Israeli civilians – we have evidence that thermobaric bombs have been charged in attacks on houses and cars.
‘They are designed to take out tanks. You don’t have to tell me what they’re going to do with a house or a car.’
A thermobaric bomb uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, making it more deadly than a conventional weapon, creating a fireball of 3,000 degrees Celsius.
The first charge punches a hole through the wall or metal and then a second charge detonates a powerful explosion that burns everything.
Lieutenant Colonel Sharon-Kettler said: ‘These types of weapons were fired at houses and cars – they are designed for use in tanks; when they explode, they burn everything around them.
Nick Pisa holds up a rice bag containing bullets
Red and orange homemade explosive hoses were also found
Lt. Col. Idan Sharon-Kettler is shown holding up a thermobaric bomb
Nick Pisa with some of the arsenal of weapons, bombs and rocket launchers used
Hamas terrorists have killed many innocent civilians in their homes
Islamic Jihad flags and headbands and deadly Draganov sniper rifles were also recovered
Hamas headbands were recovered among the other items
Lt. Col. Sharon-Kettler explained that the weapons originally came from North Korea, Russia and Iran, although the route they took to enter Gaza was unclear. Pictured: RPG7s
Inside the box containing a drone was an A4 sheet of paper with detailed parts and at the top was the name of Hamas’s military wing – the Al Qassam Brigades.
‘We found evidence that they had been used on houses to get into safe rooms, and on cars – we found people burned in their houses and vehicles.
Lt. Col. Sharon-Kettler explained that the weapons originally came from North Korea, Russia and Iran, although the route they took to enter Gaza was unclear.
He highlighted how ammunition was hidden in gunny bags marked rice and said: ‘This is how they use the humanitarian aid’ in Gaza.
He continued: “There is talk of Gaza as an open-air prison, but these weapons cannot be found in a prison. This is the result of the organized smuggling of weapons into Gaza from many different countries.
“A lot of money went into his operation, someone financed and planned it for a long time.
“They wanted the fighting in Israel to continue and the result they wanted was the mass murder of civilians.”