Hamas believes it has captured Israel's most sophisticated new
surveillance technology -- a dolphin spy. That's according to an article in the
Palestinian daily al-Quds published Wednesday.
"Israel did
not just stop at the bloody attacks against the Gaza Strip," the
Arabic-language article reads, "Now it has recruited a watery pet, the
dolphin, known for his friendship with humans, to use for operations to kill
Qassam Brigade Naval Commandos."
The Qassam
Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, which controls Gaza, refused to comment
on the story to CNN on Thursday.
The article
claims Qassam operatives on a training exercise along the beach confiscated
camera equipment and spying devices mounted on the back of the dolphin.
"The
Israeli security apparatus took advantage of dolphins' love for humans, and how
the animals like to play with people on the water, or in the depths of the sea,
to reach members of the Qassam's marine unit," the article read.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces contacted by CNN
declined to comment on the report.
Marine warfare
has been at the heart of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which
Israel considers a terror group.
In last year's
war between Israel and Hamas, commandos managed to reach Zikim beach just north
of Gaza and fought Israeli troops in a gun battle. Five attackers -- armed with
Kalashnikovs and hand grenades -- were killed, the IDF said at the time. One
Israeli soldier was slightly wounded.
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