Palestinians militants from various armed factions, including Hamas, attend a news conference in Gaza City June 17, 2014. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
North Korea To Send Hamas Weapons, Communication Equipment In Secret Arms Deal -- IBTimes
As American lawmakers request $225 million in emergency funding to support Israel’s Iron Dome defense system, Hamas militants are reportedly negotiating an arms deal with North Korea to boost their own supplies of weapons and communications equipment.
“Hamas is looking for ways to replenish stocks of missiles because of the large numbers it has fired as Israel in recent weeks,” a security official told the Telegraph’s defense editor Con Coughlin. “North Korea is an obvious place to seek supplies because Pyongyang already has close ties with a number of militant Islamist groups in the Middle East.”
He reported Hamas is working with intermediaries in Lebanon to broker a deal with Pyongyang worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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More News On Reports That Hamas Is In Discussions With North Korea For Weapons And Communications Gear
Hamas And North Korea Are Working On A Secret Arms Deal -- Con Coughlin, Business Insider/The Telegraph
Hamas turns to North Korea for weapons deal, Iran for money -- Washington Times
Hamas Seeks Arms Deal with North Korea -- Washington Free Beacon
Hamas trying to cut an arms deal with North Korea -- New York Post
North Korea Refutes Arms-to-Hamas Report -- WSJ
2 comments:
What worries me is Israel giving Hamas the peace it wants and then plenty of time in the meantime to re-stock on missiles.
"Reports That Hamas Is In Discussions With North Korea For Weapons And Communications Gear" and furniture for photo ops, only slightly used by Jong-un himself.
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