ISS Head Dichter: PA Has 15,000 Armed Men In Gaza Able To Act

Aaron Lerner Date: 12 June 2003

Israel Radio reported this afternoon that ISS ("Shabak") head Avi Dichter
told the Cabinet today that the PA has 15,000 armed men posted in the Gaza
Strip who are trained and ready for action, thus the claims that the PA
needs time to build up a force before it acts are groundless. Dichter said
that some of these armed PA forces are under Arafat's command while others
are under Dahlan's command.

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