Original sentence: However, various sources, among them United Press International , Le Canard enchaîné, Bill Baar and L'Humanité have highlighted that Hamas' early growth - before its official founding and the creation of the military branch - had been supported by the Mossad as a "counterbalance to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)".On June 5, 2006 the Israel Defense Forces projected that it is headed toward another violent round of clashes with the Palestinians since Hamas came to power in recent legislative elections.Since its formation in 1987, Hamas has conducted numerous social, political, and military actions.This prediction follows a period of relative calm, although many explosives and suspected suicide bombers are reported to have been caught at Israeli security checkpoints
Edited sentence: However, various sources, among them United Press International , Le Canard enchaîné, Bill Baar and L'Humanité have alleged that Hamas' early growth - before its official founding and the creation of the military branch - had been supported by the Mossad as a "counterbalance to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)".On June 5, 2006 the Israel Defense Forces projected that it is headed toward another violent round of clashes with the Palestinians since Hamas has came to power in the recent legislative elections.Since its formation in 1987, Hamas has conducted numerous social, political, and primarily military actions.Statements like the above often contrast heavily with the indiscriminate rocket attacks that Hamas perpetrates against Israeli civilian noncombatant residential areas.This prediction follows a period of relative calm, although many explosives and suspected suicide bombers have been caught at Israeli security checkpoints