Today’s heinous suicide bombing in Israel illustrates the fact that when Hamas illegally broke through the border to Egypt their main goal was to murder innocent Israeli civilians.

From the JPOST:

Long-range rockets and anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles are some of the weapons smuggled into the Gaza Strip over the last 12 days, Yuval Diskin, head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), told the cabinet Sunday.

Diskin also said numerous terrorists from Iran, Syria and Egypt affiliated with various organizations were smuggled into Gaza and – using training they received in Iran – would try to “upgrade” attacks against Israel.

Defense officials said the IDF would need to study the new types of weaponry that were smuggled into Gaza in recent weeks and, if needed, alter its deployment around and within the Strip.

“If, for example, Hamas now has anti-ship missiles, the navy might need to operate slightly differently when patrolling off the Gaza coast,” a defense official said.

During the Second Lebanon War, four sailors were killed when a Chinese-made missile, fired by Hizbullah, struck the INS Hanit missile ship off the coast of Beirut. “Nowadays, no one is taking any chances,” the official said.

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