The report however does not indicate the ongoing civil war has resulted in chemical weapons from Libya finding their way to Gaza Baruch Hashem. New realities in Libya have permitted the transport of SA-7 anti-aircraft missiles and RPGs (rocket propelled grenades) to make their way via land route from eastern Libya to Gaza.
Officials indicate that during recent months, terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza have significantly stocked piled weapons, preparing for the next confrontation with Israel.
The SA-7 is a Soviet-built heat-seeking anti-aircraft missile. An RPG is a shoulder-held armor-piercing rocket.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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SA-7s are old, unreliable, and easily spoofed.
Hopefully the RPGs are the RPG-7s which are even older and less reliable.
B’derech hatevah, Israel’s aircraft are equipped to counter SA-7s, and TROPHY is a very effective defense system for ground vehicles against RPGs, but we still need Chasdei Hashem in this matter.
The article fails to note that Ghadafi himself was one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the world. It is good that he is being put out of power.