Israel’s defense minister said Palestinian Authority military intelligence agents had a role in trying to smuggle weapons into Gaza. Shaul Mofaz told the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday that shoulder-held Strela anti-aircraft missiles may have been smuggled into the Gaza Strip through tunnels dug from Egypt.
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