Early this morning, Israeli naval commandos boarded a cargo ship carrying weapons off the coast of Sudan in the Red Sea, preventing an attempt to smuggle an Iranian shipment of advanced weaponry intended for terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.
The ship was flying a Panama flag, but was thought to be Iranian. The weapons originated from Syria, from where they were flown to Iran, and from there shipped out to Sudan, ultimately destined for the Gaza Strip.
The weapons were disguised as sacks of cement. The IDF said that the shipment was clearly an Iranian operation. The ship initially tried to sail away towards Iraq.
The ship was carrying long range missiles, including M-302 missiles which have a 200km range, as well as numerous other advanced weapons.
