BEERSHEBA, Israel - Israel on Monday charged a detained Palestinian engineer with hundreds of counts of attempted murder, accusing him of developing missiles that the Islamist group Hamas fired from Gaza against Israelis.Dirar Abu Sisi, a director of the Gaza Strip's sole power station, says he was kidnapped during a visit to Ukraine in February and transferred secretly to Israel.
| Those Juices truly are all-powerful. Best to not catch their attention. |
"Abu Sisi was engaged in the development of missiles to be launched by Hamas, including increasing their range and ability to pierce steel so as to penetrate armoured vehicles and thus strike at soldiers," a summary of the indictment said.
"Abu Sisi is accused of nine charges regarding activity in a terrorist organization, hundreds of counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and production of weaponry offenses," it added.
Abu Sisi denies wrongdoing and Hamas has said he was not a member of their organisation.
| "No, no, certainly not!" |
Monday's indictment names a Ukrainian professor at the Kharkov Military Engineering Academy as Abu Sisi's mentor. It said "Konstantin Petrovich" was an expert in Scud missile control systems.
| So Sisi was taught about Scuds, yet all the Gazooks launched were Qassams. Something doesn't add up here... |
| What's the difference between Scud missile controls and Qassem missile controls, once installed? "Search and reapply" is all the rage in industry these days, significantly shortening research cycles. |
| He had to do something when he wasn't busy not delivering electricity in Gaza... |