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Israel suspects Iran as source of Kornet missile used in recent attack
(KUNA) -- Israeli military sources Wednesday indicated a belief a sophisticated Kornet missile used in an attack on an Israeli tank in Gazoo Strip two weeks ago had come from Iran.After a first of a kind incident in Gazoo, much stressed by Israeli media, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi admitted Tuesday that a Kornet missile had been fired at an Israeli tank earlier this month. Ashkenazi had told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the massive anti-tank missile penetrated the tank's outer shell, but failed to explode inside it. The Israelis blamed Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, for the attack, citing its use of the weapon in the so-called "second Leb war". The sources accordingly stressed the need to change armored vehicle operations mode in Gazoo Strip. Israel accuses Hamas of smuggling sophisticated weapons, anti-armor missiles, and long-range missiles from Iran with the aim of hitting targets in the heart of Israel, bringing the items through tunnels along the Gazoo-Egypt borderline. Posted by: Fred 2010-12-23 |
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