Iran and its allies operate a smuggling network that crosses hundreds of miles and at least four borders as part of an effort to broaden Palestinian military capabilities beyond Hamas
Armed Palestinians came out in force in the West Bank city of Nablus in August to celebrate a shooting attack that killed two Jewish settlers.with handguns and assault rifles, Iran and its allies had accelerated efforts to smuggle weapons into a different part of the Palestinian territories, the West Bank.
Using drones, secret airline flights and a land bridge that traverses hundreds of miles and at least four national borders, the smuggling operation is. It also poses a growing threat to Jordan, a staunch U.S. ally which borders Israel and the West Bank and has been struggling to contain a growing flow of drugs and arms.
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