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Iran Smuggled Hundreds of Rockets to Gaza in 2010
(Jerusalem Post) - Yaakov Katz Iran smuggled into Gaza about 1,000 mortar shells, hundreds of short-range rockets, and a few dozen advanced anti-tank missiles over the past year, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) revealed on Thursday. The agency said Iran continued to serve as Hamas' main supplier of weaponry throughout the past year using smuggling routes in Sudan and the Sinai Peninsula. Iran was also instrumental in funding the training of Hamas operatives in Lebanon and Syria. The agency warned that Hamas was making efforts to reestablish its military infrastructure in the West Bank with an emphasis on the Hebron area. The agency also warned that Sinai was turning into the "backyard" for Hamas operations as well as for storage of weaponry that can later be smuggled into Gaza and used against Israel. While the weaponry is in Sinai it is not vulnerable to Israeli attacks.