(Ynet News) Alex Fishman - The arms shipments on board the Victoria were camouflaged in a highly professional manner. The missiles would have threatened to disrupt Navy operations off Gaza and southern Israel, and could threaten strategic sites such as gas drilling sites and oil tankers. Had these missiles reached Gaza, the Navy would have had to fundamentally alter its operations in this theater. Thus, had these missiles reached Gaza, the IDF would be required to enter the Strip and destroy them. The missiles may have been connected to the appearance of two Iranian warships a month ago in the Mediterranean. It is possible that the Iranian vessels unloaded these missiles at a Syrian port.
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