Middle East Monitor Fri 7 Mar — The shipment of weapons seized by the
Israeli occupation army on Wednesday was intercepted near the Eritrean
coast near Hasmat port, a source from the Eritrean opposition said. The
source, who refused to be named, told Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper
that the ship “was not heading towards Gaza, but towards the weapons
storages in Eritrea and then to the Houthis in Yemen”. The source said
that, “despite the fact that relations between Iran and the Eritrean
government are excellent, the relations between Eritrea and Israel do
not allow them to risk the interception of an Iranian ship carrying arms
sent to Gaza”, adding, “the strained relations between Iran and Hamas
in light of their positions regarding the Syrian regime does not make it
seem likely for Iran to send weapons to Gaza.” The source also said,
“The Israeli announcement of the ship’s directions aims to pressure Iran
in terms of the nuclear issue.”
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