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Weapons factories producing makeshift firearms are becoming more common, Reuters reports. Israeli security officials have seen a rise in the number of weapon factories in Judea and Samaria, while experts familiar with the Palestinian Authority black market note the flood of locally produced of guns. While an authentic M-16 assault rifle costs upwards of $18,000 in the PA black market, guns produced in local metal foundries can be found costing as little as $500. A raid by Israeli security forces last week uncovered one such foundry, used to produce sniper rifles and pistols. Often times the weapons are domestic knockoffs...

Haniyeh: I was targeted with poison gas By ASSOCIATED PRESS RAMALLAH Palestinians launched an investigation Monday after seven people were hospitalized when one of them opened a suspicious envelope addressed to Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, officials said. Haniyeh said he believed this may have been an Israeli attempt to kill him with "poison gas." ...The envelope contained an orange tissue that emitted a strong smell, said Shaer's office manager Abdel Basit Moatian, who opened the mail

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