An Israeli security official says Israel allowed Palestinian security forces to receive a shipment of around 1,000 rifles, a step aimed at bolstering the moderate Palestinian government.
The official says the shipment of Kalashnikov rifles and tens of thousands of bullets reached the Palestinians through Jordan about one week ago. He says Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arranged the transfer when they met August 31.
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