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Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S) April 7, 2005 In the wake of the lull in the fighting, terrorist organizations step up efforts to smuggle arms and ammunition from Egypt into Israel and the Gaza Strip. In the absence of effective counter-measures by the Palestinian Authority, this phenomenon is expected to continue even more intensely. Against the backdrop of the lull, the terrorist organizations have recently stepped up their efforts to smuggle arms and ammunition from Egypt into the Gaza Strip and Israeli territory. This stems from the organizations' interest to take advantage of the lull to increase their operative capabilities and accumulate power in anticipation of Israel 's implementation of its disengagement plan. Against this backdrop, there has recently been a visible increase in the extent of smuggling arms and ammunition from Egypt into the Gaza Strip and Israel . Some of the smuggling activity is carried out in the Rafah region, using the tunnels passing underneath the Philadelphi Road (which served as the lifeline of the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip even before the lull 1), and some of the activity is carried out through Sinai (to the Gaza Strip and Israel ). Since the beginning of 2005, there have been approximately 30 incidents of smuggling from the Sinai region, some to the Gaza Strip and some to the Negev . Since the beginning of the year, approximately 1000 rifles 2, dozens of RPG launchers, about 150 handguns and tens of thousands of bullets have been smuggled from Sinai to the Gaza Strip 3. It appears that during the month of March, about 5 anti-aircraft shoulder missiles were smuggled into the Gaza Strip using one of the tunnels. Figures in the Palestinian military intelligence and members of Hamas took part in that activity. The Palestinian Authority attempts to demonstrate action against the tunnel activity in Rafah and has even uncovered approximately 20 tunnels during the lull. However, the measures it takes against the smuggling activity and the smugglers are not thorough and effective enough, and members of the military security even assist the smugglers. 1 See in this context the Information Bulletin ( July 27, 2004 ) published on our website, titled: The City of Rafah , on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt : A hotbed of Palestinian terrorism and arms smuggling through the illegal "tunnel industry" . 2 During the last month, Hamas smuggled approximately 600 rifles and numerous ammunition crates into the Gaza Strip. 3 In the course of 2004, about 4500 rifles, over 1000 handguns, hundreds of thousands of bullets, and over 25 RPG launchers were smuggled from Sinai. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/