The IDF's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Kamil Abu Rokon on Tuesday told the residents of Gaza in a video recorded message that the Hamas terrorist organizations, which rules the coastal enclave, was strengthening relations with Iran at their expense.
According to Rokon, last week senior Hamas terrorist Saleh al-Arouri said that "Hamas is on Iran's front line of defense," and on Tuesday, Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi declared the "establishment of a united military front" stretching from Tehran to Gaza.
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"This is just the beginning – and only you will decide the ending," Rokon told Gazans in his video message.
In May, the IDF confirmed it had killed Hamad Hudri, a high-ranking official in Hamas' Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades who was responsible for transferring money from Iran to the various terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit reported that Hudri, 34, a resident of Gaza, would bring large disbursements of Iranian cash into Gaza and distribute it among the various groups that enjoy Iranian backing: Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other smaller groups. He used money-changing businesses he owned and money changers and tradesmen abroad to help launder the Iranian funds.
