A Hebrew report has disclosed that nearly 3,000 unexploded shells from the Israeli army in Gaza are being repurposed by Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades to create improvised explosive devices targeting Israeli military assets. The report highlights that a significant portion of munitions, with some periods showing up to 20% failure rates, remain unexploded, posing dangers as evidenced by investigations linking these ordnance to attacks on Israeli vehicles. The United Nations Mine Action Service estimates that 5-10% of the over 40,000 air raids conducted by the Israeli military by the end of 2024 resulted in unexploded munitions.
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