You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
Africa North
Security heightened in Sinai as Egypt arrests Hamas official
2010-09-20
Egyptian security is on high alert in Sinai due to intel about planned Paleo rocket attacks from Egypt on Israel. Officials are investigating reports of plans to smuggle rockets from Gaza into Egypt and then fire them into Israel.
I guess they're tired of Israeli jets screaming overhead each time, and think Egypt should get to share the fun, willing or no. Such lovely people. Just the kind who should get their own country.
The officials say that police and private agents been deployed along the border, at entry points to Sinai and along checkpoints. Sources say that Egyptian forces were persuing a Paleo terror cell through Sinai.

Israeli intelligence sources claim that Hamas has made a decision to increase terrorist attacks against Israel -- from both the Gaza Strip and from the West Bank -- to scuttle the peace talks.

While Hamas is not always directly behind the attacks it allows proxies to launch rockets and mortars into Israel. Hamas has been restraining them from carrying out larger attacks recently.

Meanwhile, a top Hamas security official, Muhammad Dababish (aka Abu Radwan), was arrested at Cairo airport for using phony travel documents.

Hamas said that Dababish's arrest would lead to a deterioration in relations with Egypt and called for his release. "We will operate in a manner which will force the Egyptian leadership to release Abu Radwan," said a Hamas statement.
What, they'll smuggle rocket launchers into Egypt, so the Egyptians can share the pleasure of an Israeli response?
Posted by:ryuge

00:00