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| Israel may let more Egyptian troops at Rafah |
| 2008-01-31 |
| Israel and Egypt are in advanced talks over possible deployment of additional Egyptian troops in Sinai in an effort to seal the border with Gaza that was breached last week, defense officials said Wednesday. The officials said that while Defense Minister Ehud Barak had yet to formulate his position on the issue, Israel was seriously considering an Egyptian proposal to allow the deployment of additional forces along the Egyptian-Gaza border. Following disengagement from Gaza in 2005, Israel allowed the deployment of 750 Egyptian soldiers along the border, but has since refused requests from Cairo to increase the number. Egypt claims that to effectively combat the weapons-smuggling industry in Rafah, it requires additional forces along the border. |
| Posted by:Fred |