The head of Palestinian security in the West Bank is involved in smuggling weapons and distributing them to Palestinian militants, Israel Radio reported, citing Israeli security officials. According to the report, Jibril Rajoub and his staff are obtaining arms, ammunition, bombs and mortar shells in Jordan and Lebanon and also from Arab arms dealers within Israel.
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