The Middle East Newsline has uncovered that Hamas has succeeded in striking Israeli Air Force (IAF) bases. Israeli military sources have confirmed that Hamas struck at least two air force bases within a 35-mile vicinity of Gaza.

The air force bases hit by Hamas rocket attacks were Tel Nof and Hatzerim.

Tel Nof has served as a base for the air force’s F-16 squadron.

“The rockets struck these bases but nobody was injured,” an Israeli military source said.

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During the current conflict, Hamas has demonstrated a capability to fire rockets with at least a 30-mile range.

Israeli military sources expect that Hamas will acquire Iranian-origin rockets with a range of at least 45 miles by the end of this year.

A key concern, according to Israeli military sources said, was that Hamas would strike Israel’s commercial center in Tel Aviv and its Dimona nuclear facility – widely believed to be a key facility in Israel’s 40-year-old nuclear weapons program.

David Bedein can be reached at dbedein@israelbehindthenews.com

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