TEL AVIV -- Israel's military intelligence said the Hamas regime was planning to acquire its first Chinese-origin C-802 cruise missiles from Iran.
The assessment envisioned that Iran would send the same models of C-802s received by Hizbullah during the 2006 war with Israel.
The C.802 is a modified version of the C.801.
"We know that Hamas operatives have been trained to operate this and similar missiles," an Israeli military source said.
Maj. Gen. Yoav Galant, head of the Israel Army's Southern Command has warned that Hamas could acquire missiles that could strike Israel Navy vessels off the Gaza Strip. Galant said Hamas was receiving a range of weapons from Teheran, including those sent to Hizbullah in 2006.
"The longer Israel waits, the more capabilities Hamas will accumulate and develop, allowing Hamas to reduce Israel's relative advantage over the organization," Galant said.
During the 2006 war, Hizbullah fired C-802s that struck the Israel Navy's INS Hanit small corvette. At the time, military sources said the Hanit's missile defense system had not been turned on.
And from the not too wayback machine...it's all to drole -ly familiar.
Better weapons of death for the next round, to ensure not only no peace, but that more palestinians should die inveigled into believing in a holy war on jews, for national reasons of a distant state, with a penchant for policy based on proxies dieing, in THEIR greater religious war. A war dedicated to leaving nothing on the ground where jews are, while the world of Islam reels from hundreds of millions of corpses (martyrs) and disease at the onset of potential nuclear winter. The stated policy of Iranian "MODERATES".
Barry, are you getting all this?
WWFDRD?
WWHSTD?
That should be your criteria set.