Iran renews efforts to supply weaponry to bruised Hamas

[Fozzledick]

By YAAKOV KATZ
Iran has renewed efforts to supply advanced weaponry to Hamas and the IDF is concerned that the terror group will try to smuggle long-range Fajr missiles into the Gaza Strip.

According to the latest intelligence assessments, Iran, which was responsible for writing Hamas's military doctrine, has already launched an internal probe to determine how the plan it had created for Hamas failed to cause more IDF casualties.

The military plan created by the Iranians was based on three pillars: The first was the defensive measures that Hamas had created in Gaza, which included dozens of kilometers of tunnels and thousands of roadside bombs and booby-trapped homes.

The second pillar was rocket attacks against the home front. Here too, Hamas failed to fire rockets farther than 40 kilometers, even though it had planned to.

The third pillar was creating a "victory image" in the form of a burned-out tank or the abduction of an IDF soldier.

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[Arrowhead2k1]

1. So what is Israel waiting for? Why don't they pick on someone their own size and try attacking Iran?

[Hippo_Tron]

4. That would essentially be turning the cold war hot, which is a bad idea

Although apparently Israel wanted to and they were told by America not to.

[chucktaylor]

2. I guess Gazan infrastructure didn't need the money. Iran playing the puppets.

Same old same old.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Hamas performance was suprisingly poor but they were preparing for a different kind of assault

The tunnels are of interest to me, since they seem to have failed to perform their intended purposes. Several possible reasons for that, and the real facts may never get out. One possibility is given the level of penetration in Gaza by Israeli intelligence, the IDF may have had maps and plugged the tunnels as they came upon them, thermobaric ordnance optional. Another would be that they could stand up to the bombardment and portions collapsed.

[Hippo_Tron]

5. It's a bargaining chip for when President Obama opens up negotiations with Iran

If we want them to stop arming Hamas we're going to have to give them something in return.