'Egypt sent arms to Fatah with help of Israel' following official discussions with the USA

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JERUSALEM - Egypt has sent a large quantity of arms to the forces of of moderate Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party with the help of Israel, an Israeli official said on Thursday.

“In coordination with Israel, Egypt delivered a large quantity of guns and munitions to the Abbas forces,” the official told AFP, asking to remain anonymous.

The Haaretz daily meanwhile reported that “a load of 2,000 Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles as well as 20,000 cartridge clips and two million bullets were transferred to Fatah’s armed groups in the Gaza Strip, in coordination with the Israeli army.” snip

The arms transfer followed official discussions among Israel, Egypt and the United States and was decided upon at a summit Saturday in Jerusalem between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas, Haaretz said.