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Al Qaeda Chief in Region to Recruit Palestinians
(Ha'aretz) - Amos Harel One of the six senior al Qaeda leaders, now based in Beirut, is actively enlisting Palestinians as part of terror cells, a senior IDF officer said Wednesday. The recruitment is taking place primarily in the Gaza Strip, and the new cell members are to receive training in al Qaeda bases overseas before returning to Israel. The officer also said that al Qaeda had shifted its policy and was now focusing more on Israeli and Jewish targets. In the past year, Syria has begun to produce long-range missiles, which it is supplying to Hizballah, a senior IDF officer said Wednesday. The missiles are being produced in line with the wishes of Syrian President Bashar Assad, who is seeking to further cement relations with both Hizballah and Iran.