Tell me again about that “roadmap to peace.”

Because here’s confirmation of the story we posted yesterday about a large shipment of arms being smuggled into the Palestinian Authority: IDF intercepts weapons-laded boat bound for Gaza. (Thanks to all who emailed about this.)

Israeli naval commandos intercepted a boat from Lebanon loaded with weapons bound for Palestinian Authority areas, about 150 kilometers off the northern Israeli coast, military sources revealed on Thursday.

Two Hizbullah operatives were caught on board the Abu Hassan, an Egyptian-owned fishing boat, military sources said.

Among the suspects held is Hamad Abu Amara, who was headed to instruct terrorists in the Gaza Strip on how to put together the unspecified amount of explosives captured on board the ship, media reports said.

The incident is reminiscent of the Karine A and Santorini ships that carried illegal weapons for the Palestinians, providing proof that the PA was involved in smuggling illegal weaponry.

The new element in this case is the involvement of Hizbullah, the IDF said.

A Palestinian Authority official is among those captured on board the boat. He was identified as Adel Almairibi, who is charge of weapons smuggling for the PA.

The last time Palestinians were caught doing this (the Karine-A incident) it put an end to Yasser Arafat’s credibility with President Bush. How many Israelis have to be killed by the lying savages of the PA and Hizb’Allah before we declare the “roadmap” a dead end?

UPDATE: the earlier report that a PA official was on board the ship now seems to have been in error. But the latest story at the Jerusalem Post contains more details on the ship’s cargo, including a description of some Hizb’Allah multimedia terror manuals.

The boat’s cargo included 25 rocket fuses stuffed into five metal boxes, 15 electronic delay units, programming units and a radio activation system. There were two sets of 36 CDs, containing bombmaking training manuals.

The manuals include step-by-step instructions about how to put together explosive belts used in suicide bomb attacks, military officials said. One video presentation shows a mannequin seated in a bus wearing an explosives belt, and instructs viewers on the most strategic place for a bomber to stand so as to maximize casualties.