[Elder of Ziyon] Egypt convinced the Sinai terrorists came from Gaza

The IDF Blog summarizes:

Global jihad terrorists in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula stormed an Egyptian military post near the town of Rafah last night, killing more than 15 Egyptian soldiers and capturing an armored personnel carrier (APC) and a truck filled with explosives.

The two vehicles then headed toward Israel. The truck exploded at the Israel-Egypt border. The APC entered Israeli territory with four terrorists inside. It was then targeted by the Israel Air Force.

The IDF Spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, stated:

"The IDF is ruling out the possibility a soldier is missing or was abducted."

Brig. Gen. Mordechai stressed that no Israeli injuries were reported as a result of the attack.

An IDF spokesman is quoted as saying that five of the terrorists were killed in Israel.



From Al Ahram:

An Egyptian security source has told Ahram Online that the army helicopters, with the help of army rangers, are attempting to apprehend suspects in the blast that killed 16 soldiers and injured seven earlier on Sunday evening.

The source added that army units, as of the early hours of Monday, have completely surrounded the city of Rafah (on the Egypt side of the Egypt-Gaza) border to prevent suspects from escaping.

An anonymous Egyptian security official was quoted by Egypt's state-run news agency, MENA, as saying that Islamist elements who infiltrated Egypt from the Gaza Strip through tunnels are behind the attacks, along with other Islamists situated in the areas of El-Halal Mountain and El-Mahdia in eastern Sinai.

Infuriated at the incident, hundreds of Rafah residents (on the Egyptian side of the Egypt-Gaza border) gathered at the Sadat Square and blocked the road, preventing trucks heading to the port of Rafah and tunnels leading to the Gaza Strip.

Some of the protesters told Al-Ahram's Arabic news portal that they refuse seeing the Egyptian army insulted, and that they would sacrifice their blood "to defend the Egyptian soldiers."

Apparently, placing Gaza under siege is allowed when terrorists from that sector are considered a danger. 

Oh, wait, that can't be the rule. Hold on....Here it is:

Apparently, placing Gaza under siege is allowed when terrorists from that sector are considered a danger to trained Egyptian soldiers, not when they endanger innocent Israeli civilians.

There ya go.




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Posted By Elder of Ziyon to Elder of Ziyon at 8/06/2012 05:43:00 AM