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[โ€“] zerfuffle@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Recent reporting from AP indicates that the Israeli blockade has meant that the primary source of explosives used in Hamas missiles are those extracted from unexploded Israeli munitions fired on Gaza.

Iran is mostly only capable of supporting Hamas through intelligence and through designs/blueprints (things that don't really require transport).

[โ€“] emma 1 points 1 year ago

You mean the same report which also talks about arms coming into Gaza via Sudan? But yes, Gaza militants fire so many rockets and missiles at Israel they have to make their own in addition. This smuggling includes key components. And yes, Iran's contributions are far bigger than smuggling in arms. My bad for not including a full list ๐Ÿ™„

None of this changes the fact that it is a proxy war with Iran.