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Hamas Reveals Weapons Smuggling from Iran
(Al-Monitor) Adnan Abu Amer - The program "What is Hidden is Greater," broadcast by Qatar's Al Jazeera on Sept. 13, presented footage showing Hamas members collecting Iranian Fajr missiles and Kornet anti-tank missiles which it received by land and sea. The program was hosted by Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas' political bureau. A Hamas official told Al-Monitor: "Hamas may be responding to these agreements [between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain] by showing off its military." An arms dealer in Gaza revealed to Al-Monitor that "the military factions in Gaza, headed by Hamas, possess distinct types of Iranian R-160 and Fajr-5 missiles with a range of 100 km. (62 miles). They also have drones and anti-tank missiles and shoulder-launched rockets produced by Russia. They also plan to acquire Chinese C-704 missiles, anti-ship missiles with a range of 35 km. (21 miles) and radar systems for guided missiles." The writer heads the Political Science and Media Department of Umma University Open Education in Gaza.