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Source: http://voanews.com/english/2006-09-20-voa19.cfm
Israel Targets Iranian Funding of Palestinian Terror
[VOA News] Israel Defense Forces troops raided the offices and homes of 14 Palestinian moneychangers in the West Bank on Wednesday, seizing some $1.5 million. The army said the money came mostly from Iran and was earmarked for terrorism. It said the cash traveled through Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hizballah offices in Syria and Lebanon. Palestinian militant groups were using the money to produce explosives belts, rockets, and car bombs. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev says Israel wants to make sure "that that money won't come back to haunt us all in suicide bombings."