Hamas has received a China-made telecommunications network from Iran that is very much similar to that owned by Hizbullah, the Israeli website Scoop said.

Citing Western and U.S. sources, Scoop said the telecommunications network called "Silge" was of type C-2 and "very sophisticated."

It said Hamas fighters are able to conduct contacts "without any problems and without being intercepted."

Scoop said the telecommunications network, which is made in China, had been upgraded in Iran. It said similar networks are used by the U.S. army.

The sources, according to Scoop, said Hamas fighters who are unfamiliar with modern technology "are facing difficulties using this network."

They said Hizbullah's victory in its 2006 war with Israel "has apparently led Hamas into attempting to stay up-to-date with the latest technology by owning a telecommunications network."

Scoop said Hamas fighters are receiving training by Hizbullah "experts" in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on how to use the network.