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2023-11-29 06:02:00 UTC - HELPFUL
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Hamas is subject to international sanctions as a result of them being a terrorist organization, as such they use black-market weapons, including the German-made MG3 machine gun, in their October 7th attack on Israel and control of Gaza. Sources: https://www.dni.gov/nctc/ftos/hamas_fto.html#:~:text=HAMAS%20uses%20improvised%20explosive%20devices,as%20against%20ISIS%20and%20other https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/18/ask-politifact-where-does-hamas-get-its-weapons/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-hamas-secretly-built-mini-army-fight-israel-2023-10-13/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/middleeast/hamas-weaponry-gaza-israel-palestine-unrest-intl-hnk-ml/index.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Iranian_Army
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