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Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/828457.html
IDF: Hamas May Have Advanced Anti-Tank Missiles
[Ha'aretz] Amos Harel - The IDF is concerned that Hamas in Gaza now possesses Sagger anti-tank missiles, used by Hizbullah in Lebanon last summer. It appears that Hamas has smuggled an especially large number of these missiles into Gaza from Sinai. The Sagger is a significant advance that poses a serious threat to the IDF - not only to armored jeeps, but also to armored personnel carriers and to certain tanks. The Sagger is a Soviet-made anti-tank missile that can hit a target at distances between 500 meters and three kilometers, and penetrate 400mm of armor. Since the war in Lebanon, the Palestinians are busy learning the lessons of the conflict and they are using data and experts from Hizbullah.