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Abbas forces receive arms from Egypt

ISRAEL BACKS FATAH Tel Aviv approved the transfer of 2,000 rifles, 20,000 ammunition clips and 2 million bullets on Wednesday, Israeli officials said on condition of anonymity

AP , JERUSALEM

"We received positive signals from our Egyptian brothers, who are acting on this matter. Everything depends on the Israelis," he said.

He declined to say when a prisoner swap might take place.

The PRC is one of three militant groups that tunneled into Israel and captured Corporal Gilad Shalit in a June 25 raid near the Gaza Strip. Shalit has not been seen since then, but Egypt's foreign minister, on a visit to Israel on Wednesday, said Egypt knows Shalit is still alive.

The militants have demanded the release of large numbers of prisoners held by Israel in exchange for Shalit's freedom. There was no immediate Israeli reaction.

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