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Gaza terror groups thought to have anti-aircraft missiles
Palestinian terror organizations in the Gaza Strip my have anti-aircraft missiles in their possession, possibly Strela (SA-7) missiles, the security establishment warned yesterday. For some years the Palestinians have tried to smuggle such missiles from Egypt through tunnels. However, until now no reliable intelligence confirmed the existence of the missiles. A senior military official told Haaretz yesterday that Israel's working premise is now that such missiles do exist in Gaza and the air force is responding accordingly. Combat helicopters are flying with minimum exposure to danger, as was the practice in southern Lebanon. Helicopters carrying senior officers have stopped landing inside Gaza, but rather on landing pads outside the Strip. The downing of an Israeli plane or helicopter is an important objective for the Palestinians, which the fighting of the past weeks has only increased.Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-25 |
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