[Middle East Newsline] Israel has determined that the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority has received advanced, Russian-made, AT-14 Kornet anti-tank missiles with a range of 5.5 km. and a high level of accuracy. Officials said the weapons were capable of changing the strategic balance in the region since they could significantly threaten Israeli military operations in Gaza. They said the missiles could also target civilian and military sites inside Israel. "The Palestinians have received dozens of the anti-tank missiles that were used by Hizballah in the Lebanon war," said Shalom Harari, a senior consultant to the Defense Ministry. "These are weapons that break the strategic balance."
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