The Palestinian Authority (PA)

Examination of the weapons and equipment found on the Mavi Marmara indicates that preparations had been made in advance for an active confrontation with IDF soldiers

Examination of the weapons and equipment found on the Mavi Marmara indicates that preparations had been made in advance for an active confrontation with IDF soldiers, contrary to the claims made by IHH about “passive resistance” only. IHH possessed many offensive weapons, including clubs, bars, axes, and one or two firearms.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (August 17-24, 2010)

This past week no rockets were fired into the western Negev. The Lebanese women’s ship Maryam has not yet left the port of Tripoli. The PLO’s executive committee announced its agreement to relaunch direct negotiations in Washington. Hamas strongly denounced the renewal of the negotiations, and its senior figures launched a media attack against the
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The Gaza Strip as a regional exporter of terrorism:

In June 2010 the Moroccan security forces exposed a global jihad network planning to carry out terrorist attacks against Moroccan figures, including Jews. The network was headed by a Gazan, a former Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative influenced by Al-Qaeda.
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict(August 11-17, 2010)

This past week two Qassam rockets and two mortar shells were fired into the western Negev. The various terrorist organizations continued their attempts to attack IDF forces. Various pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas networks and organizations in the Arab countries and the West continue expressing their intentions to send flotillas to the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas operatives were responsible for the two rocket attacks on Eilat and Aqaba.

The Egyptian media strongly attacked Hamas and Iran because of the rocket fire, calling Hamas an “Iranian agent” and demanding it be punished.
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Iran expressed support of the Lebanese government’s firm stance over the incident between the Lebanese army and the IDF on August 3.

Iran emphasized the role of Hezbollah and Hamas as the “defense lines” of the Islamic revolution, avoiding rhetoric that may encourage Hezbollah to react and lead to escalation.
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