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Report: Egypt's army planning to attack targets in Gaza
http://www.jpost.com ^
| 10/03/2013
| YASSER OKBI
Posted on 10/03/2013 8:45:00 AM PDT by kimtom
The Egyptian army has planned military attacks on specific targets in the Gaza Strip in the event that the security situation in the northern Sinai peninsula deteriorates, a senior Egyptian security official told the Ma'an news agency.
The source said that Egyptian reconnaissance planes had photographed the potential targets. According to intelligence sources, the Egyptian Army would attack from the air.
The plan to attack targets in Gaza is based on the Egyptian assessment that some of the attacks in the northern Sinai, especially in El Arish and in Rafah were carried out by armed Palestinians based in Gaza.
The security source said that the Egyptian Army is specifically targeting the extremist groups in Gaza who are regarded as hostile and it does not view the entire population there in this way.
The recent attack on the intelligence center in Rafah was carried out by the extremist Gaza groups, the source told Ma'an.
Last week Egypt opened the Rafah crossing, its main border with the Gaza Strip after it was closed........
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; gaza; israel
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Not the news Obama wants to hear......doesn't he have some friends there..????
/sarc
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:45:00 AM PDT
by
kimtom
To: kimtom
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:46:56 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMan55
(In America, we don't do pin pricks. But sometimes we elect them.)
To: caww; maggief; MestaMachine; penelopesire; SE Mom
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:50:26 AM PDT
by
hoosiermama
(Obama: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then)
To: kimtom
I agree. Obama is saddened by the news. He got rebuked in Egypt when they threw out his buddies in the Muslim Brotherhood.
To: kimtom
Looking at it from a different point of view, Egypt's enemy is Israel's enemy, times, they are a changin’.
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:50:47 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: kimtom
Egypt won’t play as nice as Israel.
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posted on
10/03/2013 8:54:03 AM PDT
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
To: kimtom
The undocumented Tryant, the DNC,
and their RINO toadies, are NOT going to like this.
To: hoosiermama; caww; maggief; MestaMachine; penelopesire; SE Mom
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:09:07 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
( "Obama, The Movie" Introducing Reggie Love as "Monica! ")
To: kimtom
Enemy of my enemy and all that. Let’s not get complacent. The Generals aren’t the ‘good guys’, but just the better bad guys.
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:11:25 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: kimtom
This should result in an interesting UN condemnation.
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:13:21 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: 1010RD
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:16:09 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: 1010RD
“... The Generals arent the good guys, but just the better bad guys....”
you know, I might think that, but...who says they are bad??? MB???
There are an awful lot of Coptic's that support the army take over.
wouldn't we want the army to enforce the constitutional constraints on our leaders...??
(just a thought)
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:16:53 AM PDT
by
kimtom
(USA ; Freedom is not Free)
To: Pan_Yan
only if the bad guys lose to much.....
/sarc
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:17:50 AM PDT
by
kimtom
(USA ; Freedom is not Free)
To: Parley Baer
I don’t think Gumby can do much about this though.
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:19:27 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: kimtom
Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, and Gaza is a Muslim Brotherhood stronghold, as the Israelis have been pointing out for years to the great annoyance of the 0-Muslims in the WH.
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:29:11 AM PDT
by
mojito
(Zero, our Nero.)
To: Diogenesis
To: kimtom
Something tells me Isreal will just stand by and watch the show.
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posted on
10/03/2013 9:44:47 AM PDT
by
commish
(The takers rule. Time to implement the triple G plan - GOD, GUNS, & GOLD)
To: kimtom
Damn Jews attacking the innocent Palistonians again.
Oh, wait.
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posted on
10/03/2013 10:06:34 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Navy Patriot
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posted on
10/03/2013 10:08:36 AM PDT
by
demshateGod
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: kimtom
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posted on
10/03/2013 10:11:01 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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