Hamas says to have captured Mossad dolphin off Gaza coast
Mossad has been accused in the past of using animals to spy on neighboring countries
Hamas has claimed to have captured a dolphin they say was working for the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, Army radio reported Wednesday.
According to the report, the dolphin was captured several weeks ago by the naval unit of Hamas, known as frogmen.
It was said to have been equipped with cameras and other "spying equipment."
While dolphins are considered so advanced that some countries have used them militarily, the only sort of dolphins known to be used by the Israeli army are the fleet of Dolphin class submarines.
The Mossad has been accused in the past of using animals to spy on neighboring countries, including Egypt.
In 2010, and Egyptian official said the Mossad was responsible for a number of deadly shark attacks in the Red Sea off the coast in the Sinai Peninsula.
"What is being said about the Mossad throwing the deadly shark (in the sea) to hit tourism in Egypt is not out of the question, but it needs time to confirm," said South Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha at the time of the attacks.