| Good idea. And if they get the upper hand, deliver arms to Hamas, as well. |
Israel has decided to authorise deliveries of light weapons and ammunition to security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas, the defence ministry said on Thursday. "Defence Minister Amir Peretz has decided jointly with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to authorise the transfer of light arms and ammunition to forces loyal to Abu Mazen (Abbas)," a ministry official told AFP. "At issue are several hundred weapons imported from foreign countries which will be transferred under tight control by us. We will know exactly to whom and where they are being delivered." The announcement came amid fierce clashes in the Gaza Strip between forces loyal to Abbas and members of a new paramilitary unit loyal to the government of Islamic militant group Hamas. |