From A.: "Asad,
dairies of the Muslim Brotherhood's Jihad: " Gleeful Israeli soldiers say that their co-ordination
with their Egyptian counterparts at the border is better than under Hosni
Mubarak’s old regime.
In desperation, some Hamas men are
looking to Israel to let Gaza freely export its produce, reopen its port, and
allow its businessmen and labourers to cross the buffer zone, as they did before
Hamas took over in 2007. The longer the ceasefire, the more Israel has eased the
flow of trade. But for Hamas this is a mixed blessing. Overland traffic only
partially compensates for the shortfall through the tunnels. It also makes Hamas more dependent on—and subservient
to—Israel, to ensure vital supplies continue. Hamas’s security forces have
begun acting on Israeli intelligence passed via Egypt about wayward militants
planning attacks, say Western officials.""
