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Tuesday, July 30, 2019
COGAT to Gaza residents: ‘Iran is trying to take over the Strip’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Defense Ministry’s liaison to the Palestinians is warning residents of the Gaza Strip that Iran is working to take control of the coastal enclave.
“Residents of Gaza, Iran is trying to take over the Strip,” the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says in a video.
The clip then cuts to a quote from Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chief of the Gaza-ruling Hamas, saying his terror group “is the first line of defense for Iran.”
It then includes a quote from an Iranian official announcing “the formation of united military front from Gaza to Tehran.”
“This is the beginning and only you will choose the end,” the video says in a direct appeal to Gazans.
מתאם פעולות הממשלה בשטחים, אלוף כמיל אבו רוקון, פונה לתושבי עזה בסרטון שפרסם: "איראן מנסה להשתלט על הרצועה – רק אתם תבחרו את הסוף"@ela1949 pic.twitter.com/KA2JqTrRno
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) July 30, 2019
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