{"id":2063911,"date":"2023-10-11T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-investigating-whether-iran-provided-advanced-training-to-hamas\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T22:06:57","slug":"u-s-investigating-whether-iran-provided-advanced-training-to-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-investigating-whether-iran-provided-advanced-training-to-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. probes if Iran trained Hamas extensively."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-investigating-whether-iran-provided-advanced-training-to-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2063911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by \u200bSAID KHATIB\/AFP via Getty\u2064 Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>3:05 PM \u2013 Wednesday, \u2064October 11, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>American authorities are investigating whether Hamas terrorists who launched a surprise attack \u200bon\u2063 Israel received\u2062 advanced instruction from Iran\u2019s Islamic\u2062 Revolutionary \u200bGuard\u200d Corps.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, officials are investigating whether Hamas used Palestinian protests \u2064at\u200b the Gaza border fence as a cover to unknowingly plant explosives that were later\u2063 used to breach the Israeli barrier.<\/p>\n<p>If \u200dconfirmed,\u2062 this would be the\u2064 latest \u2062evidence of Iran&#8217;s\u2064 long-standing \u200dsupport for Hamas, providing\u200d funding, weapons, \u200cand advanced training \u200bto\u200b the militant group, according\u200d to current and former U.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p>The current attack on Israel is more complex and significant than previous Hamas operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHamas could not \u200cbe a fraction\u200d of the group that it is \u2014 neither a political,\u200b social or religious entity\u2063 nor a terrorist and\u200d militant entity \u2014 \u2064without Iran\u2019s financial support, provision of weapons and training,\u201d\u200d said Matthew Levitt, a former senior official in the Treasury and State departments who worked on counterterrorism. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a White House news conference \u2064on Tuesday, Jake Sullivan, President\u2064 Joe Biden\u2019s national security\u2064 expert,\u200d stated that Iran was \u201ccomplicit\u201d in the invasion on Israel, which has claimed the lives of over 1,000 Israelis. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve said since the beginning\u200d that \u2063Iran is\u200b complicit in a broad\u2064 sense because\u2064 they have provided the lion\u2019s share of the funding for the military wing of Hamas, they\u2019ve \u2062provided training, they have provided capabilities, they have provided support,\u201d Sullivan explained. \u201cAnd they\u2019ve \u2064had engagement and contact with\u2063 Hamas over years and\u200d years, and \u2062all \u2062of that has \u200cplayed a role in contributing to what we have seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sullivan also \u2064mentioned that the U.S. cannot currently confirm whether Iran was aware of the\u200b attacks on Israel beforehand or if the country assisted in planning\u200c or executing the \u2064surprise invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Levitt\u200b expressed skepticism that \u2064evidence of Iran&#8217;s direct involvement in the invasion would\u2062 surface, as officials rarely give explicit commands for specific operations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just not \u200chow these things work,\u201d Levitt said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A 2020 State Department report estimated that Iran provides Hamas with\u200b approximately $100 million per year. <\/p>\n<p>According to former officials and analysts, Iran has also supplied technology that has enabled\u200c Hamas to\u200b build its own rocket arsenal in Gaza, based on Iranian blueprints from \u2064the past.<\/p>\n<p>During \u2064the recent 11-day war with Israel in 2021, \u2062Hamas \u200dfired 4,000 rockets. With 2,500 rockets\u2064 fired\u200d on Saturday, it appears their arsenal has grown even larger.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas also \u200bused drones to\u200b attack military surveillance towers, disrupting border monitoring, and targeted cellular transmission stations \u200dto restrict communications.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Levitt claimed\u200b that Hamas focused on swarming\u200d multiple entry points \u200don Israel&#8217;s border \u2062to puncture the \u2064nation&#8217;s sense of deterrence and security, with the goal of negotiating \u200cover hostages and drawing Israel into a land war.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA lot of\u200d what Hamas is\u2064 firing on\u200d Israel is based on Iranian\u200d technology, but it\u2019s not necessarily \u2064Iranian-manufactured per se,\u201d said Kenneth Katzman, \u2063a senior\u2063 fellow at the Soufan\u200c Center, \u200ba nonprofit\u2063 group focusing on global security issues and a\u2062 former senior analyst with the Congressional Research Service. \u201cIran was transferring technology \u200dto Hamas for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for \u200dfree. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the second \u200dpart of an exclusive interview,\u200d one Jewish advocate\u2064 explains how Hamas\u2019 war with\u2064 Israel will not be like Russia\u2019s war with \u200dUkraine. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After indiscriminate rockets touched down in Israel with the goal \u200bof killing both Israeli and\u200d Arab citizens, the IDF \u200bis \u2064responding\u200d as they are preparing to enter Gaza. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Michael McCaul, tells One\u2064 America News just how bad President Biden\u2019s \u2063foreign\u200b policy may be.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Biden \u2063claims to \u200dhave unwavering support for \u200dIsrael as the state is being inundated by rockets at \u200bthe hands of Hamas terrorists. \u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Internet companies Google, Amazon and Cloudflare\u200d say they have weathered the internet\u2019s largest-known denial of service attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung said its preliminary\u200c third-quarter profit \u2063dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The EU\u2019s industry chief gave \u200bMeta 24\u2062 hours to inform him of\u200b measures taken to counter the\u200b spread of disinformation on its platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU antitrust\u200c regulators are asking Microsoft\u2019s users and rivals whether Bing should comply\u2063 with new tough tech\u2064 rules.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200c rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Is there concrete evidence proving Iran&#8217;s \u200bdirect involvement in\u200b planning and executing the surprise attack \u2062on Israel, \u2063considering the\u200d covert\u200b nature of their support to Hamas<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Iran&#8217;s Support \u2062for Hamas \u2063Under\u200d Investigation in Israel&#8217;s Defense Against Surprising Attack<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>American authorities are\u2062 currently investigating\u200d whether the recent surprise\u200d attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists was aided by\u2063 Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Furthermore, officials are also scrutinizing whether Hamas\u200b militants exploited Palestinian protests at the Gaza border fence to strategically plant explosives used to breach the \u200bIsraeli barrier. If\u200b proven true, these actions would provide further \u200cevidence of Iran&#8217;s\u200b long-standing support for Hamas,\u200d encompassing funding, weaponry, and \u200dadvanced training.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Contribution to Hamas:<\/p>\n<p>According to both current and former U.S. officials, Iran \u200bhas been a crucial benefactor to Hamas. The militant group relies heavily on\u200d Iran&#8217;s financial\u2063 support, weapons, and training, making it impossible for Hamas to exist in its current form\u200d without Iran&#8217;s assistance. Matthew Levitt, a \u200dformer senior official in the Treasury and State departments with expertise in counterterrorism, asserts that Hamas would \u2062not be a significant force without Iran&#8217;s aid. Levitt underscores the\u2062 vital role\u200c Iran plays in Hamas&#8217; political, social, and religious activities, \u200cas well as its strategic and militant endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Complicity of Iran and U.S. Response:<\/p>\n<p>During a White\u200b House news conference, Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden&#8217;s national security expert, \u2063stated that Iran was &#8220;complicit&#8221; in the invasion of Israel.\u2063 Sullivan highlighted Iran&#8217;s overwhelming contribution as the primary source of funding\u2064 for Hamas&#8217; military wing, in addition \u2062to providing training, capabilities,\u200c and support. While no confirmation has been made regarding Iran&#8217;s knowledge\u200b of\u2063 the attacks in advance or direct involvement in planning \u200dand executing the invasion, Sullivan emphasizes Iran&#8217;s historical\u2063 engagement and \u2063contact with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Difficulty in Proving Direct Involvement:<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Levitt expresses skepticism that \u200dexplicit\u2062 evidence of Iran&#8217;s direct involvement in the \u2062invasion \u200dwill materialize. \u200cLevitt\u200d explains that officials\u2062 rarely provide explicit commands, making\u2064 it challenging to establish direct accountability for specific operations. The \u2063covert nature \u2063of\u2063 such support from Iran makes it\u200c difficult to uncover concrete proof of their involvement. <\/p>\n<p>Financial and Technological Support:<\/p>\n<p>The State Department estimated that Iran provides Hamas \u200cwith approximately $100 million annually. In addition to financial aid, Iran has supplied Hamas with technology, enabling\u200d the group to expand its rocket arsenal in Gaza. Hamas has been utilizing Iranian blueprints \u200cto build rockets, with their capability demonstrated during the recent 11-day war in 2021 \u2064when they fired 4,000 rockets. The recent surge saw 2,500 rockets launched on a single day, indicating the group&#8217;s growing arsenal. Hamas\u2062 also \u200cemployed drones to target military surveillance towers, disrupt border monitoring, and\u200c disable communication infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217; Strategy: <\/p>\n<p>According to Matthew\u2064 Levitt, Hamas\u200c adopted a strategy of \u200dswarming multiple entry points along Israel&#8217;s border, aiming to puncture the nation&#8217;s sense of deterrence and\u2064 security. Their objective is to initiate negotiations for the release of hostages and draw Israel into a land war. Kenneth Katzman, a senior\u2063 fellow at the Soufan Center and former \u2063senior analyst with\u200c the Congressional Research \u2064Service, \u200bnotes that while Hamas uses Iranian technology, it may not necessarily be Iranian-manufactured. Nonetheless, Iran has transferred technology to Hamas over an extended period.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into Iran&#8217;s involvement in the surprise\u200c attack\u200b on Israel\u200c by Hamas is ongoing, reinforcing the long-standing association between these<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>terrorist cells in the West Bank to carry out the attack. 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