BERLIN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 06: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) following talks at the Chancellery on December 6, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The German and Israeli governments are meeting today in Berlin for German-Israeli government consultations. (Credit: Getty Images)
Jason Howerton, TheBlaze — Hundreds of Iranian-made, long-range missiles previously smuggled into Gaza prompted Israel to take military action against Hamas, intelligence experts told FoxNews.com. The Obama administration reportedly had full knowledge of Israel’s secret motivation.“The U.S. was fully aware of what was going to come in Gaza,” said Jonathan Schanzer, former counter-terrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of Treasury. “They said nothing for the first few days of the operation; there was dead silence from [Obama].”
Schanzer told FoxNews.com that Hamas’ stockpile of long-range missiles, transported into Gaza via smuggling tunnels, was the real reason behind Israel’s urgency in taking the fight to the designated terrorist group. The mission was to eliminate roughly 100 Iranian-built Fajr5 missiles, capable of reaching Tel Aviv. The weapons were reportedly smuggled into Gaza through Egypt. » Read More
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