Hamas says it discovered tiny spy camera in Gaza field

Sources say device was found hidden inside a rock in an area of frequent clashes between Israel and Palestinian protesters

By Khaled Abu Toameh 16 February 2018, 10:56 pm Edit

Khaled Abu Toameh is the Palestinian Affairs correspondent for The Times of Israel

File: Masked operatives from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas terror group, ride vehicles as they commemorate the 30th anniversary of their group, in Gaza City, December 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
File: Masked operatives from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas terror group, ride vehicles as they commemorate the 30th anniversary of their group, in Gaza City, December 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Hamas security personnel on Friday discovered a micro spy camera hidden inside a rock, sources in the Gaza Strip said.

The espionage device was discovered in an agricultural field near the town of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, the sources added.

According to the sources, Hamas security officers dismantled the spy camera. The device was discovered “with the help of local residents,” they said.

The sources pointed out that the area where the camera was found is often the scene of clashes between Palestinian protesters and IDF soldiers.

Several Palestinian websites published what they said were photos of the rock with the tiny camera hidden inside it.

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