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Report: Israeli Spy Satellites Spot Iranian Ship Being Loaded With Rockets For Gaza
HAARETZ ^ | November 25, 2012

Posted on 11/25/2012 6:52:11 AM PST by Strategy

Israeli spy satellites have spotted an Iranian ship being loaded with missiles that analysts say may be headed for Gaza, The Sunday Times reported.

According to the report, the cargo may include Fajr-5 rockets, like those that were fired by Hamas toward Israel and the stockpiles of which the Israel Defense Forces depleted during the recent round of fighting across the Gaza border, in addition to Shahab-3 ballistic missiles, which could be stationed in Sudan to pose a direct threat to Israel.

"With a lot of effort, Iran has skillfully built a strategic arm pointing at Israel from the south," an Israeli source was quoted as saying.

The cargo would travel via the Red Sea, Sudan and Egypt, following a well-established route used by Iran to smuggle arms into Gaza, the Times reported.

"We believe that Iranian warships anchored in Eritrea will accompany the weapons ship as soon as it enters the Red Sea," an Israeli source told the Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel
KEYWORDS: bombbombbombbombiran; evilislam; iran; islam; israel; middleeast; missiles; mullahcracy; notbreakingnews; obama; russia; sudan; suezcanal; turkey; wagnergroup
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To: stickywillie

Rafael Advanced Defense, apparently with help from Raytheon. Is is expected to be commercially available.


21 posted on 11/25/2012 7:40:32 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Strategy

I wouldn’t be too subtle about it. As soon as it nears port, the IDF should sink it with naval gunfire. Bet they could get some good secondaries. Do it within sight of land.


22 posted on 11/25/2012 7:41:53 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Carry_Okie

There’s a post on FR that goes to an analysis of the Israeli vs. Iranian expenditures. The Iranian’s cost are far more than the acquisition cost for the missile since the transport/smuggling costs make for an expensive multiplier.

The Israelis are benefiting from an economies of scale operation that spreads the developmental costs over an ever increasing number of missiles. IIRC, the Israelis are approaching $1,000 per missile. The efficiency of Iron Dome is also increasing.

The Iranians are in a situation similar to when we put the USSR in a tough cash flow situation which led to its breakup.

The Iranians are also in a race with the Saudis. Unless they can get their nukes, basic economics has doomed the Iranians. Hamas needed the ceasefire to get more missiles from Iran.


23 posted on 11/25/2012 7:52:01 AM PST by meatloaf (Support Senate S 1863 & House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: Carry_Okie
See this post.

/johnny

24 posted on 11/25/2012 7:52:11 AM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: jjotto

Rafael Advanced Defense, apparently with help from Raytheon. Is is expected to be commercially available.......

http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/israels-trophy.php


25 posted on 11/25/2012 7:52:19 AM PST by stickywillie (EE)
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To: pepsionice

Was going to say......10, 9, 8, 7.......


26 posted on 11/25/2012 7:53:56 AM PST by wesagain (The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
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To: ThunderSleeps

Especially if the Muzzie-lovin’ Hillarybeast was strapped to one of the missiles. Every time Israel appears to be beating down an enemy, she appears like the Grim Reaper to hold back their hand so that their enemies can reload. She is an evil bitch, whose leash is currently held by an actual Muzzie. What DRUG was the American public under to re-elect such a sorry POS with such a horrible record? Because he was “cool”? Is that what really counts when the bombs are falling? That’s who you want at the wheel in a crisis? G-d help us, we have become a nation of superficial amoral jackasses. FReepers excluded, of course.


27 posted on 11/25/2012 7:55:49 AM PST by EinNYC
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To: stickywillie

They did destroy one in Sudan.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-28/israel-conducts-air-strike-sudan-missile-base-dry-run-iran-attack


28 posted on 11/25/2012 7:58:02 AM PST by meatloaf (Support Senate S 1863 & House Bill 1380 to eliminate oil slavery.)
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To: Strategy

Israel had their chance and they blew it. Could have cleaned Gaza out and occupied the land.


29 posted on 11/25/2012 8:01:04 AM PST by Logical me
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To: Strategy

Sink the boat!


30 posted on 11/25/2012 8:07:27 AM PST by G Larry (Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
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To: JRandomFreeper; SunkenCiv

Thank you for this terrific link. I have been wondering for some time how Israel would be able to afford to shoot down all these cheap rockets.

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=293283


31 posted on 11/25/2012 8:12:55 AM PST by dervish (either the vote was corrupt or the electorate is)
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To: stickywillie

“why not just blow up the missile factory? “

These ‘missiles’ are essentially unguided rockets. Crude and cheaply made. You could build them in a sheet metal shop. Blow it up if you want, they’ll just move production down the block. I would bet that there are dozens of shops building these flying pipe bombs.

Btw, another article recently posted here suggested that Israel is going broke shooting these things down. The interceptor missiles are a couple orders of magnitude more expensive than the Gaza Rockets.


32 posted on 11/25/2012 8:24:30 AM PST by Tallguy (Hunkered down in Pennsylvania.)
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To: FreeAtlanta

I believe the opposite. They should leave the loudest calling card they can. You arm Israels enemies, your ships your crews go deep 6


33 posted on 11/25/2012 8:49:57 AM PST by Walkingfeather
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To: Bobalu

Good point.


34 posted on 11/25/2012 8:58:05 AM PST by PghBaldy (Pete Hoekstra RE: Petraeus scandal - "There's more here than meets the eye.")
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To: pepsionice
Pretty good odds that it just strangely sinks somewhere.

I'd vote for the narrowest part of the Suez canal...

35 posted on 11/25/2012 9:00:08 AM PST by null and void (The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.)
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To: originalbuckeye
Cease-fires are simply the opportunity for the Palestinians to reload.

See also: Hudna...

36 posted on 11/25/2012 9:01:10 AM PST by null and void (The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.)
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To: Carry_Okie

“The Iron Dome is an economically unsustainable defense against rockets as cheap as the Palis are using. “

I totally agree. Israel needs to mas-manufacture cheap artillery shells and unguided rockets, then they need to return attacks 10 to 1.


37 posted on 11/25/2012 9:25:25 AM PST by WMarshal (Free citizen, never a subject or a civilian)
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To: Logical me

You forget that the superpowers (US, Russia and China) will not permit Israel to win and never has. Israel could wipe them out in one day but the powers that be threaten her to stop or she will be cut off economically.


38 posted on 11/25/2012 9:28:32 AM PST by Netz (Netz)
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To: Strategy

A standard Arab hudna. Hamas agreed to a truce because they were out of rockets. When the supplies are restocked, the rocket launches will resume until the supplies are exhausted. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.


39 posted on 11/25/2012 9:36:01 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: WMarshal
I totally agree. Israel needs to mas-manufacture cheap artillery shells and unguided rockets, then they need to return attacks 10 to 1.

In that case, it is not the shells themselves that are expensive, it is maintaining the supply train. Against incoming missiles, laser "ammo" looks better to me.

40 posted on 11/25/2012 9:44:07 AM PST by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party: advancing indenture since 1787.)
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