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'US weapons prompt Hamas arms race?
Worries ammo flowing into Gaza to be used against Israel.
Aaron Klein.

The United States for the past few days has been providing arms to militant groups from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party to bolster it against rival Hamas factions, WND has learned.

According to Israeli and Palestinian security officials, the US weapons shipments have prompted an arms race with Hamas, which has been smuggling into the Gaza Strip larger than usual quantities of weaponry from neighboring Egypt.
The Israeli security officials expressed concern some of the weapons obtained by Fatah and Hamas could be used in attacks against Israeli troops operating in Gaza or in raids of Israeli military stations and communities near the Gaza Strip.

"There is a massive increase in weapons brought in (to Gaza) since last week," said an Israeli security official.

In a WND interview earlier this month, a senior Fatah militant told WND any US aid and weapons given to his security organization will be used to attack Jews and "fight Israeli occupation."

According to Palestinian officials, the US last week provided Abbas' Force 17 security detail with 250 new assault rifles and 5,000 rounds of ammunition. Israel aided in the delivery of the weapons to Force 17 militants in Gaza associated with Fatah strongman Mahmoud Dahlan, the officials said.

The Palestinian officials said the US has provided at least 1,000 rifles this month and that more weapons shipments are expected this week.'

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Zodra er een burgeroorlog uitbreekt in de Palestijnse gebieden dan weten we zeker dat zowel de VS als de Europese Unie hier mede verantwoordelijk voor zijn. Door zowel de boycot van een democratisch gekozen regering als het bewapenen van de corrupte Fatah factie.