Shin Bet Chief Diskin: Smuggling to Gaza Continues, Egypt 'Doing its Part'

According to Diskin, since the end of the military operation in early 2009, 22 tons of explosives, 45 tons of raw materials for the production of weapons, dozens of rockets, hundreds of mortar shells and dozens of antitank and antiaircraft missiles were smuggled into the Strip...

Diskin said terror organizations in the Gaza Strip were planning to kidnap more soldiers, and pointed out a rise in attempts of smaller Palestinian organizations in Gaza to carry out attacks in Israel, through Sinai, or local organizations in the West Bank.

During his weekly briefing, Diskin said Hamas feared an escalation with Israel...

The Shin Bet chief said that Hamas was currently planning massive support rallies to take place at al-Aqsa Mosque in support of Israeli Arabs. However, Diskin said he did not expect any riots to take place among Israeli Arabs on Land Day.