What are Feeds?
Illegal terrorist traffic into Israel a growing concern
May 13, 2006
Radical terrorist groups and foreign military personnel are crossing into Israel through the Rafah Border Crossing controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Concern among Israelis is escalating as various reports are surfacing about the growing number of illegal immigrants infiltrating into the Gaza.
April 11, 2006 Israel relinquished control of the Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority after a unilateral pullout of the Gaza strip. Rafah is located on Israel’s border with Egypt and the border crossing is staffed by armed Palestinian forces.
Israeli intelligence sources say that on May 2, 2006 two companies of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were airlifted into the airfield at Khartoum, Sudan. These two companies are an advancement team for a full armored Revolutionary Guard brigade of the Iranian military. Egypt and Israel are concerned about the presence of Iranian troops on their southern borders.
Israel is routinely arresting illegal infiltrators from the Sudan in the Negev desert and at the border crossings with Egypt. Several groups boast of importing illegal Sudanese fighters into Israel. One group responsible for the illegal immigrant traffic is a Palestinian group led by Jamal Samhadan. Samhadan has recently been appointed the Commander of the Hamas Security forces for the new Palestinian government. Another group involved in the smuggling operation is an Al-Qaeda network in the Sinai desert.
Two days ago a pamphlet surfaced in the Gaza that called for the targeting of Americans and Zionists for kidnapping and death. This message is routinely published, but what made this pamphlet more significant was its source – Al-Qaeda. It was the second pamphlet in a month distributed by Al-Qaeda in the Gaza strip. The pamphlet also claimed that Al-Qaeda has a terrorist cell in place in Israel and would soon reveal there revered leader. PA president Mahmoud Abbas told a London paper that there were clear indications of the presence of Al-Qaeda in the Gaza but that he had not needed to make any arrests at this time.
The Palestinian Authority led by Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and Iran share a common stated goal – the annihilation of Israel. The Rafah border crossing will continue to be a major source of concern for Israel because it has now become an easy access point for the Palestinian Authority and her allies to smuggle in terrorists and ammunition.
April 11, 2006 Israel relinquished control of the Rafah border crossing to the Palestinian Authority after a unilateral pullout of the Gaza strip. Rafah is located on Israel’s border with Egypt and the border crossing is staffed by armed Palestinian forces.
Israeli intelligence sources say that on May 2, 2006 two companies of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were airlifted into the airfield at Khartoum, Sudan. These two companies are an advancement team for a full armored Revolutionary Guard brigade of the Iranian military. Egypt and Israel are concerned about the presence of Iranian troops on their southern borders.
Israel is routinely arresting illegal infiltrators from the Sudan in the Negev desert and at the border crossings with Egypt. Several groups boast of importing illegal Sudanese fighters into Israel. One group responsible for the illegal immigrant traffic is a Palestinian group led by Jamal Samhadan. Samhadan has recently been appointed the Commander of the Hamas Security forces for the new Palestinian government. Another group involved in the smuggling operation is an Al-Qaeda network in the Sinai desert.
Two days ago a pamphlet surfaced in the Gaza that called for the targeting of Americans and Zionists for kidnapping and death. This message is routinely published, but what made this pamphlet more significant was its source – Al-Qaeda. It was the second pamphlet in a month distributed by Al-Qaeda in the Gaza strip. The pamphlet also claimed that Al-Qaeda has a terrorist cell in place in Israel and would soon reveal there revered leader. PA president Mahmoud Abbas told a London paper that there were clear indications of the presence of Al-Qaeda in the Gaza but that he had not needed to make any arrests at this time.
The Palestinian Authority led by Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and Iran share a common stated goal – the annihilation of Israel. The Rafah border crossing will continue to be a major source of concern for Israel because it has now become an easy access point for the Palestinian Authority and her allies to smuggle in terrorists and ammunition.
