[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Under the "quiet for quiet arrangement, Hamas can
engage in, among other things, the following activities:
1. Manufacture an unlimited number of rockets and missiles.
2. Shoot rockets and missiles into the air as long as they don't land inside
Israel.
3. Manufacture drones - both surveillance and armed
4. Fly drones in the Gaza Strip as long as they don't cross into Israel
5. Dig tunnels up to the Israeli border
6. Build bunkers.
7. Build forward reinforced observation and and attack positions
8. Carry out large scale military training exercises in preparation to
attack Israel
9. Position surveillance balloons equipped with both regular and night
vision cameras to provide a 24 hour live view of all Israeli activity for a
depth of several kilometers within the Israeli area bordering the Gaza
Strip.
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Haniyeh says Hamas committed to ceasefire as long as Israel is
Published yesterday (updated) 27/12/2014 19:08
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=749934
GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Deputy head of the Hamas political bureau Ismail
Haniyeh said on Friday that the group is committed to the ceasefire with
Israel but called for international attention to ensure Israel abide by its
terms.
"We are committed to what was agreed on in Cairo as long as the occupation
is," he said in a statement to the press.
He said that Hamas was contacting Egypt and other outside parties to ensure
Israel uphold its side of the bargain, which includes a partial lifting of
the seven-year-old siege of Gaza that has not come to pass.
Haniyeh also called on Egypt to permanently open the Rafah crossing,
assuring the country's authorities that "the security and stability of Egypt
is our priority."
Egypt has closed Rafah, the principal connection between Gaza and the
outside world due to the Israeli siege, for the majority of the past two
months, only opening it for a few days at a time for limited passage.
Egyptian authorities blame Hamas for supporting the Egyptian Muslim
Brotherhood and anti-government militants in the Sinai Peninsula, charges
Hamas strenuously denies.
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