Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Director of the [[Shin Bet]] (Israel Security Agency) [[Yuval Diskin]] did not oppose easing trade restrictions, but said that [[smuggling tunnel]]s in Sinai and an open seaport in the Gaza Strip endangered Israel's security. According to Diskin, Hamas and [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]] had smuggled in over "5,000 rockets with ranges up to ." Some of the rockets could reach as far as the [[Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area]].