A US media report says a rocket "most likely fired by the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement" from the Gaza Strip on October 7 has hit an Israeli military base where, according to experts, many of the regime's nuclear-capable missiles are kept, reports Press TV.
The Monday report by The New York Times said although the Israeli missiles were not hit in the rocket attack, its impact at the Sdot Micha base in central Israel sparked a fire that approached the regime’s missile storage facilities and other sensitive weaponry.
“More satellite images taken in the hours after the strike captured the rapid spread of the fire and Israeli firefighters’ efforts to stem its growth. At least two firefighting aircraft and streaks of bright red fire retardant were visible near the fire,” it said.
Israel, which pursues a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its nuclear weapons, is estimated to have 200 to 400 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, making it West Asia's sole possessor of the nonconventional arms.
The usurping entity has, however, refused to either allow inspections of its military nuclear facilities or sign the NPT, an international treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear arms.
October 7 was the day when Hamas launched a surprise operation, dubbed al-Aqsa Storm, against Israel in response to the regime’s decades-long campaign of bloodletting and devastation against Palestinians.
The operation started with a heavy barrage of rockets fired by resistance fighters at Israel's sensitive military sites and settlements.
According to declassified US government documents, Israel’s Jericho missiles are equipped to carry nuclear warheads.
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