🧵(1/7) Heavy thread on the Gaza genocide laboratory: Israeli occupation is testing new weapons in Gaza - discovered on Wednesday, "Zikit 3" was found in Khan Yunis, Gaza👇
👇 (2/7) On Wednesday, a Palestinian telegram group run by blogger Hamza al-Masri posted about unexploded missiles being found in Khan Yunis, Al-Seniyyi roundabout, some bearing the name “Zikit 3” (Chameleon 3).
(It is unclear whether the missile seen in this photo is the same one bearing the “Zikit 3” label)
(It is unclear whether the missile seen in this photo is the same one bearing the “Zikit 3” label)
👇(3/7) Immediately after, IsraelDefense Magazine posted on Wednesday about the Zikit 3 missile being a newly-developed weapon by the IOF, then blocked access to the article.
👇(4/7) At the same time, scenes of recent strikes on Beit Lahia and Jabalia camp in North Gaza show unprecedented levels of devastation
👇(5/7) On Thursday, Palestinian paramedic Mohammad Abu Loay’s testimony revealed a new kind of bomb being used against civilians, confirming similar reports across the Gaza Strip
👇(6/7) Analyis of the label reveals the following information:
MFR P/N: MB516M-90 is the Manufacturer Part Number.
SN: 072622 - Serial Number.
IAF NO: 893885137: Likely refers to Israeli Air Force (IAF) internal identification number.
MFG DATE: 02/2025: Manufacturing date: February 2025.
What MB516M-90 tells us
“MB” prefix – almost certainly stands for MBT Missile Division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI-MBT). Other IAI weapons (Mikholit, Nimrod variants, Harpy components) carry the same two-letter root. Mikholit glide-bomb body seen in IAF recovery photos, 2024 had a serial number starting with MB2xx-series
“516M” – internal design/project code. Numbers in the 200-series have shown up on 1990-era weapons (Mikholit, Sledgehammer); the jump to the 500 block strongly implies a new design family that has not appeared in public before 2025.
“-90” – final dash-number usually denotes a sub-assembly or the complete round. On earlier Israeli plates “-10/-20” are control sections and wings, while “-90” tends to be a fully-assembled munition ready for integration.
MFR P/N: MB516M-90 is the Manufacturer Part Number.
SN: 072622 - Serial Number.
IAF NO: 893885137: Likely refers to Israeli Air Force (IAF) internal identification number.
MFG DATE: 02/2025: Manufacturing date: February 2025.
What MB516M-90 tells us
“MB” prefix – almost certainly stands for MBT Missile Division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI-MBT). Other IAI weapons (Mikholit, Nimrod variants, Harpy components) carry the same two-letter root. Mikholit glide-bomb body seen in IAF recovery photos, 2024 had a serial number starting with MB2xx-series
“516M” – internal design/project code. Numbers in the 200-series have shown up on 1990-era weapons (Mikholit, Sledgehammer); the jump to the 500 block strongly implies a new design family that has not appeared in public before 2025.
“-90” – final dash-number usually denotes a sub-assembly or the complete round. On earlier Israeli plates “-10/-20” are control sections and wings, while “-90” tends to be a fully-assembled munition ready for integration.
(7/7) Gaza is being made into a laboratory of genocide. Israel and other evil powers are using this opportunity of lack of accountability to test weapons that will eventually be used of ALL of us.
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