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Security sources fear anti-aircraft missile attacks
Security sources said this week they are concerned that anti-aircraft missiles the defense minister has said were recently smuggled into the Gaza Strip might be moved into the West Bank and used against commercial aircraft flying over central Israel.
The security sources said there was concern the missiles could be used against planes landing at or taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, where flight paths veer close to the West Bank.
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the cabinet earlier this week that Israel suspects that members of the Palestinian Authority's military intelligence service were involved in smuggling shoulder-launched Strela anti-aircraft missiles into the Gaza Strip.
Such missiles, which are capable of striking an airplane more than three kilometers above the ground, were recently smuggled into Gaza from Egypt via tunnels in the Rafah area, despite the PA's success in uncovering 17 to 20 such tunnels, Mofaz said.
He added that Israel has demanded the PA find and collect all the smuggled missiles, which he defined as "crossing a red line."
Also Tuesday, Military Intelligence chief Major General Aharon Ze'evi said the terror organizations are trying to export technological know-how and arms experts from Gaza to make weapons in the West Bank.
He reported a discernible lessening of motivation to carry out attacks, which he attributed to the militant groups' agreements to maintain regional calm, but said that at the same time, the capability of terror groups has improved.
Ze'evi also accused Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia of following in the footsteps of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The Military Intelligence chief said Arafat led the Palestinians for 40 years using a divide-and-rule policy and blamed that approach for the tension between Qureia and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who Ze'evi said do not speak to each other.
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Ze'evi said Qureia has not been involved in security issues and is disrupting the reform process.
Ze'evi also said Qureia is advancing an agenda that conflicts with the interests of Abbas. The MI director said Abbas is close to carrying out his plan based on ending violence and renewing negotiations with Israel.
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Security sources said this week they are concerned that anti-aircraft missiles the defense minister has said were recently smuggled into the Gaza Strip might be moved into the West Bank and used against commercial aircraft flying over central Israel.
The security sources said there was concern the missiles could be used against planes landing at or taking off from Ben Gurion International Airport, where flight paths veer close to the West Bank.
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the cabinet earlier this week that Israel suspects that members of the Palestinian Authority's military intelligence service were involved in smuggling shoulder-launched Strela anti-aircraft missiles into the Gaza Strip.
Such missiles, which are capable of striking an airplane more than three kilometers above the ground, were recently smuggled into Gaza from Egypt via tunnels in the Rafah area, despite the PA's success in uncovering 17 to 20 such tunnels, Mofaz said.
He added that Israel has demanded the PA find and collect all the smuggled missiles, which he defined as "crossing a red line."
Also Tuesday, Military Intelligence chief Major General Aharon Ze'evi said the terror organizations are trying to export technological know-how and arms experts from Gaza to make weapons in the West Bank.
He reported a discernible lessening of motivation to carry out attacks, which he attributed to the militant groups' agreements to maintain regional calm, but said that at the same time, the capability of terror groups has improved.
Ze'evi also accused Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia of following in the footsteps of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The Military Intelligence chief said Arafat led the Palestinians for 40 years using a divide-and-rule policy and blamed that approach for the tension between Qureia and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who Ze'evi said do not speak to each other.
Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Ze'evi said Qureia has not been involved in security issues and is disrupting the reform process.
Ze'evi also said Qureia is advancing an agenda that conflicts with the interests of Abbas. The MI director said Abbas is close to carrying out his plan based on ending violence and renewing negotiations with Israel.
read source article here
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