Cairo intercepts Iranian arms ship

The Security Council Resolution called for stopping the flow of arms into Gaza.  The US and Israel (Rice-Livni) soon reached an agreement on measures to ensure this result, concentrating on Iranian arms.  There is no need to stop smuggling of US arms into Israel, because there is no smuggling: the huge flow of arms is quite public, even when not reported, as in the case of the arms shipment announced as the slaughter in Gaza was proceeding.

...about 1000 main battle tanks, 1500 lower quality tanks, over 1000 artillery pieces, over 500 warplanes, about 200 helicopters, 13 warships, and 3 submarines. It has the latest unmanned aerial vehicles and can gather very precise intelligence using aerial photography and satellites.

Combining these variables with the highest suggested power output of the reactor -- 200 MWt -- would suggest a total stockpile of between 250 and 500 weapons by the end of 2005. And combining these variables with the suggested power level of 150MWt would yield a total stockpile of between 200 and 375 weapons by the end of 2005.

Israel's active military is estimated to be some 170,000. With universal conscription, it has some 2.4 million people between 17-49 years old fit for military service and everyone has had some training.

Its military budget is 9% of its substantial GDP, totaling some $18.7 billion. It receives about $3 billion per year from the US.

has the capacity to improvise rockets and explosives and to train fighters with small arms.

Hamas’s military wing is believed to have more than one thousand active members and thousands of supporters and sympathizers.