Egypt seizes shipment of anti-aircraft missiles headed for Gaza
In Sinai, Egypt seized a weapons cache that included anti-aircraft missiles that was headed for Gaza on Saturday. The source of the weapons was probably Libya. Egyptian security forces seized a weapons cache in the Sinai peninsula that was suspected of being prepared for smuggling into the Gaza Strip, Palestinian news agency Ma'an quoted officials as saying on Saturday.What could go wrong?
A number of anti-aircraft missiles and several tons of TNT were among the weapons seized in the operation in the northern Sinai, according to the report.
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More than a dozen Egyptian army battalions allowed into Sinai with Israel’s permission (required because of limits placed on Egyptian forces there under the peace treaty) are still operating there, although with limited success in stopping terrorist activity and arms smuggling to the Gaza Strip.
Recent arms smuggled into Gaza have included advanced weaponry stolen from Libyan military storehouses such as Russian- made shoulder-to-air missiles.
Labels: Egypt, Gaza, Sinai, weapons smuggling
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