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Al-Ahram said the detainees told interrogators they were working with Hamas, and that equipment and operatives with technical know-how have been moved to Gaza.

Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said the story is "a big lie", the Jerusalem Post reported. He accused al-Ahram and other newspapers of a disinformation campaign aimed at the Palestinians.

A report by an Israeli research group said this month that Hamas had built up a fighting force of 20,000 men since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, and that more weapons were smuggled into Gaza during the breach of the Rafah crossing in January.

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