anywhere we can strike them in a way that increases deterrence. Everyone can use their imagination. Those who need to know, know there is no place where Israel cannot operate. Such a place doesn't exist". – On March 27, Two American officials confirmed that Israeli warplanes bombed a convoy of trucks in Sudan. Hezbollah – On March 28, Hezbollah released a statement calling on Arab states to denounce the strikes and characterized them as an Israeli crime. Hamas – Hamas leader Salah al-Bardawil told Agence France-Presse that "First of all we are not sure any convoy has been hit, but it is ironic to link these convoys to Hamas. Should it turn out that there were raids and a high number of people killed, this would mean Israel is seeking to use the opportunity to blame Hamas and hit Sudan". Further strikes A land cruiser was struck by a missile in Port Sudan on April 7, 2011. Sudan blamed Israel for the strike, which was reported to have either killed or wounded Abdul Latif Ashkar, Hamas's logistics officer. A lengthy article at WRMEA agreed with Sudan about Israel conducting the strike and angrily condemned Israel, but also seemed to undercut Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti's quoted view that Israel conducted the strike to prevent Sudan from being removed from sanctions and isolation related to its previous support for terrorism: a follow-up quote from The Jerusalem Post discussed Iranian arms smuggling to the Gaza Strip, with the article confirming that Hamas was shipping weapons through the Sudan to Hamas, and stated that Israel was attempting to counter Iran's influence in the area (which the article implicitly stated was linked to material support for terrorists). Some Sudanese newspapers reported that Israeli aircraft attacked Gaza-bound arms convoys in late 2011. Sudan claimed that on October 23, 2012 four Israeli aircraft attacked a munition factory south of Khartoum. See also Karine A affair Ain es Saheb airstrike Operation Outside the Box Francop Affair Yarmouk munitions factory explosion References Airstrikes Sudan airstrikes Aerial operations and battles involving Israel Airstrikes during the Gaza War (2008–2009) Airstrikes in Africa Airstrikes 2009 Iran–Israel proxy conflict