The incident in which fighters fired from a navy ship and sank a Palestinian fishing boat whose occupants were trying to smuggle weapons into the Strip comes against the background of ongoing attempts by Hamas to transport weapons by sea between Sinai and Gaza. The IDF thwarted the current attempt and recognizes Iranian involvement in this sector as well
Navy fighters thwarted the smuggling of naval ammunition from Sinai to the Gaza Strip this morning (Sunday), when they shot at a Palestinian boat and sank it. The Strip reported that the smugglers themselves swam to the shores of Gaza.
According to the statement of the IDF spokesman, this is a smuggling attempt by Hamas, as the army estimates that the sunken vessel had anti-tank missiles and other weapons. "The sea is another smuggling route used by the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, with significant assistance from the Iranians," an IDF official told Mako.
Source: Mako