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April 26, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/568935.html

IDF Troops to Deploy in South to Halt Arms Smuggling

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The Israel Defense Forces will soon be deploying large numbers of troops from elite units to the area of the Egyptian border as part of a bid to deal more effectively with arms smuggling from Sinai into the territories. A senior military source estimated that huge quantities of arms were being channeled from Sinai into the West Bank. IDF officials have identified a Palestinian attempt to boost smuggling to the West Bank, with the aim of bringing in not only assault rifles, but also arms that "tip the balance" - anti-tank rockets, anti-aircraft missiles, military-grade explosives, and materials to manufacture Kassam rockets. The IDF is currently under the impression that the extent of the above-ground smuggling operations along the section of the border south of Rafah exceeds that of the operations being carried out through the tunnels along the Philadelphi route.

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