Egyptian ground and air forces are operating in Sinai as the manhunt responsible for this week’s terrorist attack in Sinai and the Kerem Shalom area that left 16 Egyptian policemen dead.
Egyptian forces apparently entered the village of al-Toumah, where the 20 terrorists were eliminated. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has vowed to wipe out those responsible for the attack. The ongoing operations signals the president is being true to his word as he is has given troops the order to eliminate the sought after terrorists.
Foreign media reports quoting local residents report Egyptian military aircraft operating about 10km (6 miles) from Gaza, adding “there are sounds of explosions”. There are civilians among the wounded as the major counterterrorism operation continues.
In Gaza, there are reports that Hamas forces are taking up position along the border with Egypt. The troop movements in Gaza are unclear as Hamas officials are stating they back the actions of Egyptian forces in Sinai.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Isn’t it quite ironic that these operations never took plae under Mubarak, a loyal US puppet and devoted friend of the Medinah, but take place under the alleged enemy of Zionism when in both situations the same Tantawi ran he army?!
Where is the condemnation of the UN & the left wing media?! How can the Government slaughter “innocent” “civilians”? Why didn’t they try dialouge first? Where is Hillary? What a double standard!
The reason these operations never took place under Mubarak, is that they were not needed in the first place. It’s nice to remove the tumor when it has grown, but it is even nicer to prevent the tumor from spreading in the first place.
#1, Morsi is not in charge in Egypt; Tantawi runs the show. He never did this before because they never killed Egyptian soldiers before. It’s as simple as that. If they had not killed soldiers now, he would continue doing nothing about them, but he can’t have them killing his men so he’s teaching them a lesson.