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Hamas' Claims: True or False? Hamas has made a number of extraordinary claims in the past day. Let's go through some of them.

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Hamas has made a number of extraordinary claims in the past day. Let's go through some of them.

Pillar Of Defense: Fourth Day Recap

On Nov. 17, the IDF targeted the house of a high-ranking Hamas commander in Gaza. Note the secondary explosions, which indicates that explosives were stored in the building

As part of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Israeli Navy targets Hamas'-owned building near the residence Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas political bureau.

A rocket fired from Gaza strikes the center of the Israeli city Ashdod, filmed by a local resident on November 16. The city has a population of over 200,000, and has suffered countless barrages of rocket fire in the last several years.

Pillar Of Defense: Third Day Recap

Aerial footage of Hamas testing its UAV capability

The Fajr-5, an Iranian-made rocket in Hamas' arsenal, has a range that threatens more than 3.5 million Israelis. Since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense, the IDF has destroyed a significant portion of Hamas' Fajr-5 arsenal.

One of the main ways that Hamas acquires weapons is via an extensive network of tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border. Since Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007, the terrorist group's smuggling efforts have increased. With funding from Iran, Hamas has improved its stockpile of weapons.

Palestinian neighborhoods are dotted with weapons storage facilities, booby-trapped schools and rocket launching sites. The IDF faces great challenges in targeting terrorists in urban areas while avoiding harm to non-combatants