Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi: The Popular Resistance Committees: Hamas' New Partners? - '...The PRC was apparently responsible for detonating the charge against an American convoy at Beit Hanun in northern Gaza on 15 October 2003 that killed three American security guards as they were escorting the American cultural attache. Four PRC operatives - Naim Abu al-Ful, Bashir Abu al-Luban, Muhammad al-Dasuki Kamel Hamad (Asliyah), and Ahmad Abd al-Fatah al-Safi - who were arrested immediately after the attack, "escaped" from the Palestinian prison. The Palestinian Authority has yet to complete its investigation of the attack, despite American pressure. The PRC officially denied any responsibility for the attack...The PRC maintains an ongoing operational connection with other Palestinian terror groups that includes exchange of information and joint attacks. Its connections with Hamas appear to be much tighter than with any other terror organization. Israeli intelligence claims that Hamas is actually using the PRC as a subcontractor to carry out terror attacks against Israel. PRC operatives arrested by Israel said during their interrogations that its members were brought to a Hamas representative in their region after recruitment and swore an oath before him. Furthermore, Hamas claims to play a major role in the military training of PRC operatives...'