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The Gaza War Was Not Iran's War

Iran's role in the Gaza conflict was only that of a weapons provider, writes Meir Javedanfar, despite Tehran's desire to show its power and influence.
Smoke trails are seen as a rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel November 17, 2012. Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Tel Aviv on Saturday but it was intercepted in mid-air by a newly deployed Israeli anti-missile battery and caused no casualties or damage, police said. REUTERS/Majdi Fathi (GAZA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

After eight days of fighting, on the 21st of November, Israel and Hamas declared a ceasefire.

One of the questions which has been addressed since the start of the recent round of fighting has been: what has been the role of Iran?

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