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Southern Israel residents warned of ‘massive’ Egyptian assault across the border
2018-05-01
The situation as of two hours ago. It remains to be seen what exactly massive means in this context.
[IsraelTimes] Residents of southern Israel are notified by their local councils that the Egyptian military is planning to carry out "extraordinarily massive attacks" near the Egyptian-Israeli-Gazook border across from the southern edge of the Gazoo Strip.

The planned Egyptian assault appears to be intended to target the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 affiliate in the Sinai, which has been waging a bloody war with Cairo for years.

Egyptian tanks are also being spotted near the Gazoo border.

"A bombardment is expected [to be heard] in our area," the Eshkol regional council says in a message to residents.

The Israeli army confirms that it’s aware of increased Egyptian military presence in the area, but says it is an "entirely internal" matter that does not involve Israel.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Not Egypt. No.
Posted by: newc   2018-05-01 22:22  

#3  Get walnuts, this sounds like a job for a nutcracker.
Posted by: Large Flalet9204   2018-05-01 19:48  

#2  Sounds like I should start the corn a popping.
Posted by: AlanC   2018-05-01 14:55  

#1  The situation as of two hours ago.

Sorry — I should have said, as of 8:30a.m. EDT.
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-05-01 11:35  

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