Dont think a single Arab Govt has come to the defense of Hamas.
Egypt fully supports Israel trying to destroy Hamas..that is something that won’t be reported in the media but Israeli’s already know this
Yeah, wow!
Egypt sees Hamas as a direct threat to themselves. So, I think do a lot of other countries in the region. They will hold their tongue until after the threat is properly disposed of.
Um, sure. And the hundreds of thousands of German civilians killed by allied bombs in WWII had "no connection" to Hitler or the Nazis. Right? They only ELECTED and SUPPORTED them.
Should be the same tone the Obama regime uses but they are owned by the Hamas loving Muslim Bros.
That is going to go over well. lol
“They see the neutralisation of Hamas as crucial to winning Egypt’s undeclared war in the Sinai Peninsula.”
The article mentions nearly daily attacks on the Egyptian military in the bordering Sinai over the last 12 months. This operation is not occurring in a vacuum - Egypt has been conducting deliberate war campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (which Hamas is). They are in it to win it. It is not just some general policy preference, it is now an “us or them” fight to the death between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Military.
Regime change in Gaza has to be an Egyptian objective. It seems the plan is to put Fatah back in charge in Gaza, but Hamas has to weakened enough for them to take over. That will require a serious ass-kicking, because they have 100,000 well-armed fighters. Most will flip sides to the highest bidder when the winds change, but the organization must be broken to make that happen - funding must be cut off, heavy weaponry and ammo stockpiles eliminated, public support diminished and leadership ranks thinned. In fact, in Egypt the military at home has placed a particular emphasis on rolling up the whole chain of command and sentencing them to death.
So I expect more than just a few collapsed tunnels out of this operation. I expect to see Fatah back in Gaza under arms. And sooner or later, an Egyptian-backed Night of Long Knives will descend on the Muslim Brothers.
Ping. Might be of interest. I’m skeptical and don’t know much about it one way or the other.
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Egyptians are sick and tired of taking it on the chin for the Palestinians. Islamism had ruined their economy, culture and freedoms. Egypt seems to drifting back into the orbit of the west.
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The issue isn't whether we provide Hamas weapons, we don't. We send money. However there is no question Hamas has American weapons. We supply the PA, aka Fatah and the al Aska Martyrs Brigade, weapons and training. After taking over Gaza, Hamas openly bragged about the weapons and equipment they acquired. Additionally weaponry could easily have been transported from Libya. But more likely Iran who supplies them directly.