Thursday, November 6, 2014

Israel okays Egypt request to deploy more military forces in Sinai



by JPost.com staff


Israel has permitted Egypt to send two additional infantry battalions as well as a fleet of attack helicopters into the Sinai Peninsula as part of its campaign to root out Islamist jihadists, Army Radio reported on Thursday.

Since the Sinai is to be a largely demilitarized zone as per the terms of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty, Cairo must procure Jerusalem's consent to any deployment of additional forces in the area.

Egypt has been reeling from a series of attacks by Islamic extremists against soldiers and police as part of their anti-government insurgency.



JPost.com staff

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Israel-okays-Egypt-request-to-deploy-more-military-forces-in-Sinai-380948

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