Gaza Strip - Hamas Weighing Large-Scale Conflict Against Israel

Gaza Strip - Hamas has succeeded in smuggling "hundreds of tons" of weapons from Egypt into the Gaza Strip according to a report by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party.

The report, drafted by Fatah's General Security Services, stated that Hamas has smuggled from the Egyptian Sinai desert between several hundred and 1,300 tons of advanced rockets; anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles; rocket propelled grenades; raw explosives; rifles; ammunition; and other heavy weaponry, all in preparation for the possibility of launching a large-scale conflict with Israel.