Anti-Aircraft Missiles Held By "Moderate" PA Seized By Hamas
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date 6 July, 2007

Yediot Ahronot correspondent Alex Fishman reports in today's edition that
senior Israeli security officials are concerned that Hamas has seized large
quantities of weapons - including anti-aircraft missiles - that were being
held by the "moderate" PA security forces until Gaza fell to Hamas.

Fishman notes that the Palestinian Authority smuggled the weapons "in
violation of all the understandings and all the agreements".

According to Fishman, Hamas found in the armories of the PA and Fatah Gaza
forces (the forces that United States General Dayton's program was arming
and training) Strella anti aircraft missiles, Sagger anti-tank missiles,
Grad B 122mm Katyushas, 12.7mm DShK (Dushka) Machine Gun, thousands of
assault rifles, thousands of other anti-tank missiles, and rocket propelled
grenades as well as millions of bullets, communications equipment, night
vision equipment, telescopes and more.

Fishman notes that the Hamas force now numbers some 6,000 troops and that
thanks to the "contribution", the Hamas army can now grow to 14-15 thousand.

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