The
IDF presented the Iraninan weaponry found on Victoria on
Wednesday (Mar. 16), after the ship docked in Ashdod the
previous. In three, large cargo containers, six ready-to-be-launched
C-704 ani-ship missiles were found, two launchers, two exterior
launchers and two launch pads.
Additionally,
230 mortar shells sized 60 to 120-mm with a range of 10
kilometers were found, 2,260 mortar shells of the same size
but with a range of 2.5 kilometers and as many as 74,889
bullets for AK-47 rifles. The weaponry was concealed behind
sacs of lentils and cotton, spread throughout 36 containters
overall.
"The
interception of this weapons-carrying ship gives an answer
to all those who were dubious, attacked and criticized Israel
about intercepting ships attempting to reach the Gaza Strip,"
stressed the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who'd seen
the weapons found. The Prime Minister added saying, "This
is our duty, not just our right, to stop these ships and
strip them of their weapons, which came from Iran. They
passed through Syria and were on their way to terrorist
operatives in the Gaza Strip with a goal of harming citizens
of the State of Israel." |
