[Israel Today] Hamas forces in Gaza are using heavy weaponry provided to the Palestinians by the Bush Administration to combat Israeli counter-terrorism operations. Israeli military sources confirmed to Middle East Newsline that Israel Defense Forces Apache helicopter gunships operating against Hamas rocket crews in Gaza have come under fire from U.S.-made heavy machineguns. The weapons were originally given to Palestinian security forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas last June took possession of a vast arsenal of weapons and equipment that had either been donated by the U.S. and Western nations or bought with foreign financial aid. In repeated assurances to Congress over the past two years, the Bush Administration insisted its security aid to Abbas was of a non-lethal nature.
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