Tehran Denies ’Israeli’ Claims of Intercepting Arms Ship
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Iranian military sources on Wednesday categorically rejected the western and "Israeli" media reports alleging that "Israel" has intercepted a ship carrying Iranian mid-range missiles for the Palestinians.
On Wednesday, some western and "Israeli" media outlets claimed that the Zionist entity's naval forces have intercepted an Iranian arms vessel carrying medium-range missiles in the Red Sea. They further claimed that the shipment was headed for the Gaza Strip via Sudan.
"Israeli" War Minister Moshe Ya'alon is the only "Israeli" official to even give as much as a hint about the alleged ship.
"What has emerged from this operation is that there is a terrorist entity, an Iranian arm, that is funded, trained and armed by Iran," he claimed.
For his part, "Israeli" Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said it was no news Iran was supplying weapons to its allies.
"The operation went through boldly yet intelligently and we managed not only thwart the transfer of arms, but to also expose Iran's "terrorist" activity inside-out. The magnitude of arms and ammunition yet to be revealed will expose the serious," he claimed.
Speaking to FNA on Wednesday, an informed source in the Iranian Armed Forces rejected the news reports about the shipment of Iran-made weapons as sheer lie.
The spokesperson of Hamas' Interior Ministry said Wednesday that the seizure of the arms shipment by "Israel" is a pretext to justify the Gaza blockade.
He said Hamas knows that Gaza's maritime zone is under "Israeli" surveillance and that any ship that attempts to pass through would be stopped and that Gaza resistance forces are not so naïve as to send a large arms shipment via the sea.
The Palestinian leadership in Ramallah did not issue an official response to the takeover of the ship, but the "Israeli" newspaper Haaretz quoted Palestinian officials as saying that the operation raises questions regarding the timing of the operation.
"The ship has been sailing for weeks and it is seized exactly when Netanyahu is in Washington," the official said according to the "Israeli" paper, and added, "The entire operation and the reports raise many questions regarding the timing and whether the event was real or fabricated."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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