The Egyptians have arrested a Palestinian who admitted under questioning that he smuggled Soviet-made surface-to-air missiles into Gaza through Sinai. In effect, the Egyptians have ceased smuggling the missiles known as Strelas, by a group known as Fatah Hawks.
The anti-aircraft missiles are among the simplest weapons deemed by Israel to be "weapons that upset the balance" in the war against terror. Therefore, Israel regards the smuggling with particular seriousness, especially since the Fatah Hawks are affiliated with the mainstream Fatah, seemingly subject to the authority of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.
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The Palestinian organizations have been making efforts for some time to acquire shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles. The Palestinians will explain that they wanted a weapon with which they can hit Israeli helicopters, to defend themselves from air attacks. But that is a tactical aspect of the problem. The broader perspective is that SA-7s smuggled in from Egypt can be aimed against civilian air traffic to and from Israel's international Ben-Gurion Airport.
The rumors of the Palestinian success at smuggling in such weapons began spreading here lately, but there was no proof until an armed Palestinian was photographed parading just such a weapon in public.
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Smuggling MISSILES ??
Oh, there must be some misunderstanding .I find that hard to believe.