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1. More wisdom from Pakistan's favourite conflict 'expert.' Apparently, the weapon fired by Israeli forces which I showed earlier was a polite "roof knocker," a rap on the knuckles for the baddies. No Siree.Thats a full blown penetrator like the one the @IAF_MCC used on Balakot.
2. The weapon fired by the @IAFsite a few days back in Hamas has this ... Image 1: A targeted building. No holes on the roof. 
3. Cut to the very next frame. A massive explosion. Does this look like a friendly neighbourhood 'roof knock' to you ? Image 2: The moment of the blast.
4. And heres more of the explosion: Image 3: Hunks of cement and other shrapnel flying around everywhere. "Roof knock" my foot.
5. And then, voila, a big HOLE emerges in the cement roof. The building is intact. But theres a hole in the roof. Where did the weapon go ? Um, it went in. Deep down. As a penetrator is meant to do. Image 4: hole in roof.
6. So what does a penetrator, like this and the IAF's Spice penetrator do ? It kills all soft skin targets by the blast over pressure wave within a confined room.
7. Advanced fuses, which may be available, depending on the munition, can detect the distinct spike in deceleration as each floor is breached. The weapon is detonated at a prescribed depth. Thats what happened in Balakot.
8. And thats what likely happened here as well - a penetrator went deep down to take out high value targets possibly in the basement or ground floor. Moments later, a 2000 lb bomb brings down the entire structure.
