What the Israelis Found

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4:11 PM, Mar 16, 2011 • By DANIEL HALPER

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The Israel Defense Forces has released a list of the contents of the intercepted ship Victoria, which was headed to Hamas in the Gaza Strip:

Below is a preliminary list of weaponry and weaponry systems discovered and unloaded this morning at the Ashdod Port hidden in the cargo of the “Victoria” vessel.

230 mortar shells, 120 mm

2,270 mortar shells, 60 mm

6 C-704 anti-ship missiles

2 radar systems manufactured in England

2 launchers

2 hydraulic mounting cranes for radar system

66,960 bullets for the Kalashnikov, 7.62 millimeter

As the IDF makes clear, "The identification document for the anti-ship missiles was in Persian and contained emblems of the Iranian government throughout. In addition, the ship left from the Syrian port of Lattakia before stopping in Turkey to make its way to Egypt. To the IDF’s understanding, Egypt and Turkey had no prior knowledge of the weaponry." And the IDF includes some pictures of the weaponry.