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Tinker Tailor Soldier Flipper: Hamas Captures Alleged Israeli Dolphin Spy

But what shall we name it?

by
Jonathan Zalman
August 19, 2015
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A dolphin shows off its tricks during a show at the Dolphin Reef research and entertainment center in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, May 4, 2001. David Silverman/Newsmakers
David Silverman/Newsmakers
A dolphin shows off its tricks during a show at the Dolphin Reef research and entertainment center in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, May 4, 2001. David Silverman/Newsmakers

Hamas has apparently got its military bases covered, especially the underground, and even, it seems, the Mediterranean Sea. On Wednesday, The Times of Israel reported on a story broadcast on Israeli Army Radio, in which a Dolphin, armed with “‘spying equipment,’ including cameras,” was captured by the Jihadist terrorist group’s navy weeks ago off the Gaza coast:

The Israeli Navy maintains a fleet of Dolphin class submarines. But the Army Radio report made clear that Hamas was talking about a mammal, not a boat.

For related Israeli animal espionage material, including conspiracies about sharks and vultures, click here, or if alleged Mossad Turkey Hawks are more your jam, click here.

Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.