THE TELEGRAPH: Hamas declared victory over Israel on Monday but the Islamic group vowed to replenish its arms stockpiles in the wake of the 22-day onslaught on Gaza.
Ismail Haniya, the deposed Palestinian prime minister and political leader in Gaza, said the "armed resistance" had triumphed by surviving the Israeli operation.
A masked gunman from the Islamic group's armed wing said it would rearm in defiance of efforts to stop weapons smuggling into Gaza, a key aim of the war. "Do whatever you want," said Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades. "Manufacturing the holy weapons is our mission and we know how to acquire weapons." >>> By Damien McElroy in Jerusalem | Monday, January 19, 2009
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