Hamas officials have acknowledged that the demolition of the border fence separating Gaza and Egypt was not related to the stoppage of fuel shipments by Israel at all but that months of planning went into the demolition operation.
Hamas Terrorist Commander Abu Usama told the Times of London, that work on the demolition of the border security fence that runs along the Philadelphi Corridor between Gaza and Egypt had been going on for months and said that Popular Resistance Committee men have been using acetylene torches for months slicing through the fence. Hamas seen here using a bulldozer to complete the destruction of the fence.
Hamas Chief Khaled Mashael, ordered the preparations and timed explosive charges of the demolition to coincide with the Islamic Jihad Terrorist Summit that began in Damascus on Wednesday---organized by Iran and Syria, attended by dozens of Islamic Jihad Terrorist Thugs seeking the destruction of Israel.
Khaled Mashael delivered an address calling on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to ignore calls by Israel to close the border as Hamas was asserting authority over norther Sinai.
With the border open, Hamas was able to transfer weapons and heavier arms into Gaza that had been smuggled in through a network of tunnels up until then. An estimated 350,000 Arabs have entered into Sinai since Wednesday according to Mossad and Israel Defense Forces have been placed on high alert as it is feared that Islamic Jihad Terrorist Thugs may attempt to kidnap Israel civilians and take them into Gaza. Arutz Sheva, January 24, 2008
