KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza, July 2 (UPI) -- Militants in Gaza say they are preparing volunteers to serve as human anti-tank weapons against the Israelis.
A leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade who uses the name Abu Jendal told The Sunday Telegraph the group had more volunteers for suicide-bombing missions than it could use.
"Now we are planning to attack tanks with our bodies," he said. "It is an effective means of resistance."
Israeli forces have massed on the Gaza border or just across the border since the kidnapping of Corporal Gilad Shalit. They have avoided direct confrontation with the Palestinians, who are bracing for an invasion.
Abu Jendal said he knows the Palestinians cannot match Israel's military equipment.
"We are not fools. We know they are strong," he said. "But they know that if they leave their tanks they will be shot. So we will strike the weak points of tank on foot, wearing suicide belts, and with explosives buried in the sand, to force them out."
