The Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad threatened to end their freeze on anti-Israeli attacks if the Palestinian Authority attempted to confiscate their weapons. "If the Palestinian Authority tries to confiscate our weapons they will force Islamic Jihad and Hamas to cancel the truce," said a joint statement. "If the Palestinian Authority tries to confiscate our weapons the responsibility for the results lies with the Palestinian Authority." Hamas and Islamic Jihad both agreed to a three-month halt to anti-Israeli attacks last month, although the truce came attached with a raft of conditions. Palestinian authorities have come under pressure to crack down and disarm Islamic Palestinian groups although security sources deny that any campaign of disarmament has begun. "If the Palestinian security department decides to confiscate the resistance weapons ... this is a red line which we cannot ever cross," the statement added. Hamas political leader Abdul Aziz al-Rantissi said that none of its weapons had so far been confiscated, adding: "There is an agreement between us and the Palestinian Authority for there to be no confiscation." Mohammed al-Hindi, a leader of Islamic Jihad, also said that none of its weapons had been seized. "This statement is because the occupation is still in our land," he added. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Senior Hamas leader Abdul Aziz Rantissi told AFP that none of its weapons had been confiscated. (AFP/File/Awad Awad)