Recent retaliatory attacks by young Palestinians targeting Israeli occupation soldiers and armed settlers in the West Bank have raised questions about the sources of these weapons.
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Most of the weapons have been stolen from the Israeli army by unnamed sources. Initially, they have been shipped to the West Bank by powerful business people, clans, and individuals affiliated with the Palestinian leadership, who are worried about security chaos in case the PA collapses due to corruption and failed political transition.
A report published by the Israeli army has confirmed that some of the stolen weapons include: 323 M-16 rifles, 75 M-4 rifles, 84 rifles of other brands, 32 automatic weapons, 13 pistols, 527 hand grenades, 47 LAU rockets, 37 grenade launchers, 386 landmines, 12 flare bombs, 35 boxes of ammunition and 500,000 bullets.