Iranians In Gaza

Those Iranians sure get around.

Fatah-affiliated Palestinian security forces arrested seven Iranian weapons experts - including an Iranian Army general - during a raid Thursday night at the Islamic University, a Hamas stronghold in Gaza City, a security official said.

According to Palestinian reports, another Iranian committed suicide during the raid.

Hamas official Islam Shahwan denied the claim and said there were no Iranian citizens at the university.

After Shahwan warned Fatah to end its assault or face "very serious consequences," the Fatah gunmen left the compound.

In the university compound, the Fatah gunmen also found 1,400 Kalachnikov rifles, rockets, as well as several RPG and LAU missiles.

Iran has supplied Hamas with funds, but there have been no previous claims of Iranians working with Hamas in Gaza.

However, [Israeli] Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh told Army Radio that Israel was fully aware of the presence of Iranian officials in the West Bank and Gaza, who were assisting Hamas and Islamic Jihadf with money, weapons enhancement and training."

So for the time being Fatah is allied with the Israelis, the Sunni Axis, and the Americans, and Hamas is with the Iranians and Syrians.

I think this is another bit in making the case for war with Iran.

Cross Posted at Classical Values