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(IsraelNN.com) The Hamas terrorist organization's army in Gaza is two to three years away from reaching the same capabilities of Hizbullah today, according to Defense Ministry sources quoted by the Hebrew newspaper Yediot Aharonot. The range of improved rockets has grown to the point that Ashdod soon can be targeted, confirming warnings several weeks ago from Opposition leader Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu.

Hamas terrorists are camouflaging their infrastructure, using the same strategy employed by Hizbullah in the six years since the IDF withdrew from Lebanon and until the Second Lebanon War broke out last year. Hizbullah amassed weapons in underground bunkers that stood below bushes and houses, leaving them undetected from the air. Hamas also has built an underground network of tunnels for smuggling weapons and transporting terrorists.
 
"They dig holes in the roads, place powerful explosive devices inside and cover them with asphalt, so that it's impossible to detect them," according to Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi, head of the IDF Logistic Branch.