(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - Hizballah chose the target and financed the suicide bombings at Ashdod Port carried out by Hamas on March 14, killing 10 Israelis. An initial payment was made to Hamas following agreement on the target, while a second transfer was made after the attack was carried out. Hizballah is believed to have been behind the foiled effort to smuggle Russian-made, shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missiles from Egypt, so that militants could target IDF helicopters. It is assumed that Hizballah activities in the territories and Israel are being carried out in full coordination with Iranian intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.
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