A General Security Services (GSS) report links a four-fold connection among Iran, Hamas, Hizbullah, and Israeli Arabs.
In their 2008 report, the GSS (popularly known as the ‘Shabak’) signifies the involvement of Iran and the Hizbullah in encouraging terror against Israel. “Iran acted jointly with Hamas, with its government in the Gaza Strip, and similarly with terror activists belonging to Palestinian organizations. This is either by means of financing terrorism bodies, or within the operational area of supplying means of fighting and by operational military training, which typically was transmitted live. Within this connection, this year stood the interface with Syria, which allowed the passage of training candidates and exercises in Iran in its area.”