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Barak: More Iranian ships bound for Gaza DEBKAfile Special Report February 5, 2009, 12:03 PM (GMT+02:00) Cypriots unload Iranian ship carrying illegal arms for Hamas Although defense minister Ehud Barak did not confirm that the Iranian ships on their way to the Gaza Strip carry arms for Hamas - in a radio interview Thursday, Feb. 5, DEBKAfile's military sources report that Tehran is preparing to send a number of arms vessels to break the blockade on Gaza, encouraged by the failure of the US, Egyptian and Israeli navies to confiscate the arms aboard the Cypriot-flagged arms ships now docked at Limassol. Barak also disclosed that the Cypriot authorities are unloading the Iranian arms ship in Limassol harbor having discovered its cargo contravenes UN Security Council sanctions.  More...

Why is Netanyahu's Likud losing ground before Israel's election? DEBKAfile Special Analysis February 5, 2009, 10:07 AM (GMT+02:00) Netanyahu campaign poster Binyamin Netanyahu's apparent choice of the unpopular Ehud Barak to stay on as defense minister is one of his campaign blunders. It tells the voter that he is not offering hope for change. Read DEBKAfile's prognosis in its Special Analysis below.  Full article