BEIRUT, Lebanon — The leader of the Palestinian terror group Hamas boasted on Sunday that his organization could hit Tel Aviv and beyond with missiles, as he made a triumphant appearance in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
Ismail Haniyeh, who heads the political bureau of Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, was triumphantly carried on the back of a man wearing a mask into Ein El-Hilweh, under the protection of Hamas members and camp guards.
Before a cheering crowd of hundreds in the camp outside the southern coastal city of Sidon, including refugees who traveled to see him from other camps, Haniyeh praised his movement’s military capacity and shrugged off United Arab Emirates-Israel normalization.
“Our missiles had a range of several kilometers from the border with Gaza,” Haniyeh said. “Today the resistance in Gaza has missiles that can hit Tel Aviv and beyond Tel Aviv.”
Hamas rockets have reached Tel Aviv and far beyond in previous rounds of fighting, but such launches are rare and considered a serious escalation by Israel. The seaside metropolis is located some 70 kilometers (45 miles) north of Gaza. (Read More)
