Following are excerpts from interview with Palestinian militants from various factions in Gaza, which aired on Al-Manar TV on May 25, 2006,

Reporter: Between May 25, the day of liberation of south Lebanon, and the beginning of Al-Aqsa Intifada, only a few months passed, during which the Palestinians saw a possibility to defeat the undefeatable army. The Israeli army, which fled from south Lebanon, found itself facing the resistance again - this time in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in what is considered to be the most violent confrontation since the defeat of June [1967].

1st militant: In their sweeping victory over the enemies of Allah, our brothers in Hizbullah gave us motivation, and added fuel to the fire of the revolution, which rages among our people, after the lean years of the settlement process.

2nd militant: The Lebanese resistance has shown us what the the psychology of a fighter should be in the course of resistance. Now this model has entered our academies for fidayeen, and we are following in their footsteps.

Reporter: The Palestinian resistance has made many great achievements, which forced the occupying army to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank. It followed the model of Hizbullah in Lebanon, from which it drew moral support, as well as some resistance methods, which were adapted to the setting of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

3rd militant: The Palestinian resistance has greatly benefited from the experience - from the martyrdom-seeking operations conducted by Hizbullah in Lebanon. It has also learnt something very important - that this enemy can be broken. It can be driven away from the blows of the courageous resistance, and this has given great momentum to the Palestinian resistance forces, and has enabled them to continue, despite all the difficulties, to expel this occupier from Gaza, and, Allah willing, from the rest of the Palestinian lands.

Reporter: The experience of Hizbullah, which was adopted by the fighters in Gaza, was not limited to combat methods, or to the psychological warfare waged against the occupier and its soldiers. It also included the determination to hold onto the weapons of the resistance, despite the pressure exerted on them.