EU funded water pipelines despite Hamas boast it could turn them into rockets (www.telegraph.co.uk)
from mwguy@infosec.pub to world@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 2023 00:23
https://infosec.pub/post/3595013

The European Union helped to build more than 30 miles of water pipelines for Palestinians despite Hamas terrorists boasting of their ability to forge an arsenal of home-made rockets from pipes.

Brussels has poured almost €100 million into pipeline projects in territories controlled by the Islamist group over the last decade, a Telegraph analysis of the bloc’s foreign aid found.

The revelation comes amid a mounting international row over future handouts to Gaza amid fears humanitarian donations could fall into the hands of Hamas.

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Jumuta@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 2023 02:47 next collapse

ah yes aerospace grade aluminium and concrete water pipes

kugel7c@feddit.de on 12 Oct 2023 04:53 next collapse

Ah yes because 2M people without any ~15cm diameter metal pipes sugar and fertilizer makes a lot of sense.

Jumuta@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 2023 13:28 collapse

what? I’m just making fun of the difference in material grades required for missiles and water pipes?

ryathal@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 2023 14:05 collapse

If you just want a lot of explosions to happen in a general direction a cement pipe works just fine.

Jumuta@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 2023 14:12 collapse

The cost of the pipe is miniscule compared to the rest of the components though, and more mass means you’ll need more of everything else.

things you need:

  • control electronics
  • propellant (prolly solid)
  • explosive
  • propellant casing
  • propellant ignitor
  • aerodynamic casing around everything
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works on 12 Oct 2023 03:24 next collapse

I wonder if there’s a very specific reason why the Gaza strip needs such a water pipeline 🤔

wahming@monyet.cc on 12 Oct 2023 09:32 next collapse

Yes, we should have gone with the alternative of letting millions of people die of thirst.

/s, because otherwise somebody will somehow think I meant this literally

mwguy@infosec.pub on 12 Oct 2023 14:01 next collapse

If the pipeline is being used to make rockets, they’re not being used to provide water.

MeanEYE@lemmy.world on 13 Oct 2023 23:21 collapse

Probably should have gone with plastic pipes.

sturmblast@lemmy.world on 12 Oct 2023 12:55 collapse

isn’t it kind of ridiculous to want to make missiles out of pipe that people are trying to give you to provide essential things like water? how fucked up of a person do you have to be to be like oh look at this pipe I can make missiles out of it instead of getting clean water.

mwguy@infosec.pub on 12 Oct 2023 14:03 collapse

And now you understand the struggle Israel is in.

Natanael@slrpnk.net on 12 Oct 2023 18:24 collapse

Their government actively undermined peace, they are not innocent. Both sides want an enemy and that’s why the conflict is ongoing

mwguy@infosec.pub on 13 Oct 2023 02:23 collapse

Oh yes, Israel just put the temptation to dig up irrigation, sewage and water lines to make homemade rocket systems because they, checked notes didn’t spontaneously die like we’ve been demanding them too.

Those Damn Jews! /s