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Wary of harming Israel ties, Egypt looks to bury popular praise for border attack
[IsraelTimes] After deadly incident leaves 3 IDF soldiers dead, Cairo has attempted to prevent gunman Mohammed Salah Ibrahim from being worshiped as a martyr, with limited successAt 4:20 in the afternoon of October 5, 1985, an Egyptian soldier manning a checkpoint in the Red Sea resort town of Ras Burqa raised his gun and began firing into a crowd of Israeli tourists. Seven Israeli civilians, including four children, were slain in the attack. At the time, Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... ’s government moved quickly to keep the soldier, Suleiman Khater, from becoming a national hero and jeopardizing the peace treaty with Israel that had been signed only six years before. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-06-14 |
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