Gaza Breach Allowed Influx of Advanced Armament

Exactly as I predicted, the Palestinians have used Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza to pursue a dual strategy: turn Gaza into a terror hub capable of striking Israel directly, while simultaneously transfering those capabilities to the West Bank.

The breach of the fence with Egypt has facilitated the acceleration of both:

Hamas's breach of the security fence along the Egypt-Gaza border has resulted in the smuggling of a large amount of advanced weaponry, including long-range rockets, anti-tank missiles, and anti-aircraft missiles, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) head Yuval Diskin said in his briefing to ministers during Sunday's cabinet meeting.

In a sobering assessment of the situation, Diskin said that the breach also allowed dozens of operatives from all of the different terror organizations in Syria, Iran, and Egypt to infiltrate into Gaza. He said that these operatives were likely trained in Iran, and crossed the border with the aim of upgrading terror attacks against Israel.

Carl in Jerusalem documents how this could have been avoided with 3 helicopters. But Olmert denied the IDF request.