The militant Islamic group Hamas on Wednesday denied an earlier statement that it had smuggled new rocket-propelled grenades and rockets into the Gaza Strip to use against Israel. A statement released in Hamas' name Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon, said the group had new rocket-propelled grenades capable of piercing tank armor. The statement also said Hamas had produced a new batch of its Iz a Din al-Kassam rockets. But in a statement Wednesday, Hamas denied that it had the weapons. The new statement, which was posted on Hamas' official Web site, said if the group had such arms it would announce it by using them against Israel.
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