Israel Intercepts Rocket-Making Materials Destined For Gaza, Validating The Need For Blockade

In mid-September, Israeli customs authorities announced that, two months prior, they had seized 16 tonnes of ammonium chloride, originating from Turkey and on their way to the Gaza Strip.

The chemical is a critical component in manufacturing rockets, and Hamas, the Islamist terrorist group which rules over Gaza, has fired thousands of rockets into Israel in recent years.

It’s time the news media tell the world about this latest attempt to smuggle a deadly rocket ingredient into Gaza, and why Israel’s blockade of the Strip is as needed as ever.