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December 4, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/930613.html

Israel Delays Transfer of Armored Personnel Carriers to Abbas

[AP/Ha'aretz] Israel has delayed a planned transfer of 25 armored personnel carriers from Russia to the Palestinian Authority, planned for this week, because the Palestinians want to have them mounted with machine guns, security officials said Monday. Housing Minister Zeev Boim said Israel feared that the equipment and weapons could fall into Hamas' hands. "We do need to strengthen Abbas' security forces," Boim said. "But it's way too early for them to have APCs with mounts for heavy weapons."

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