DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 17, 2009, 10:30 PM (GMT+02:00) An iron wall in construction to block Hamas tunnels France is extending its Middle East commitments. The French spy satellite Helios 2B was scheduled for launching from French Guinea Thursday, Dec. 17, but postponed shortly before liftoff, DEBKAfile's military and intelligence sources report. Designed for real-time battlefield intelligence-gathering, it will also monitor events in Iran. French officers are also working with Americans and Egyptians on the Iron Blind project for blocking Palestinian arms smuggling tunnels into Gaza.France poised to launch spy satellite, helps tighten anti-Hamas blockade
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Thursday, 17 December 2009
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