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| Court rules Gaza tunnels threaten national security |
| 2013-02-27 |
| [Egypt Independent] The Cairo Administrative Court ruled Tuesday that smuggling tunnels between Egypt and the Gazoo Strip pose a threat to national security and should therefore be destroyed. The court said the tunnels are not controlled by the state, which makes them illegal. The Armed Forces said earlier this month that a crackdown on smuggling tunnels will continue due to security concerns. Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali estimates that there are around 225 tunnels. The tunnels are used to smuggle merchandise between the two territories due to an Israeli blockade implemented in 2007 when Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, took power. Israel has called on Egypt to destroy the tunnels, fearing that weapons were being smuggling to orc groups. Hamas condemned the decision to flood smuggling tunnels linking Sinai and Gazoo last week. "The movement reviewed the issue of the destruction of tunnels with Egyptian officials and hopes that officials in Egypt understand the situation in Gazoo and the need for these tunnels," Hamas leader Salah al-Bardaweel said in a statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Seems kind of funny that it appears that Israel's best ally ( for now) os Egypt. First, blasting bad guys, then flooding tunnels (multiple times) and then the Egyptian courts upholding the peace treaty. Probably has Bambi's panties in a wad..... |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2013-02-27 22:15 |
| #5 The main problem here is that tunnels have two ends. One end is under the control of Hamas, the other Egypt. Did the water only flow half way through? 8^) |
| Posted by: Alanc 2013-02-27 16:49 |
| #4 Anyone think the Gaza Tunnel Authority is going to give up supervision to a bunch of Egyptians? And what about the Gaza Occupational Health and Safety Administration? And the Gaza Bureau of Labor Statistics? Criminy people, the Euros are pumping all that cash in, the Gazans need to spend some on political cover and phony-baloney jobs. If not the Gaza Tunnel Authority, then where? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2013-02-27 16:11 |
| #3 The court said the tunnels are not controlled by the state, which makes them illegal. But they are controlled by Hamas, the duly elected authority in the territory of Gaza, which is not part of Egypt. Or does the Cairo Administrative Court assert Egyptian sovereignty over the Gaza Strip? This could become interesting. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-02-27 14:21 |
| #2 The court said the tunnels are not controlled by the state, which makes them illegal. Guess who's green with envy? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-02-27 03:42 |
| #1 Now there's an unexpected consequence of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood taking over! Hamas, the Gazan Muslim Brotherhood, expected them to back up the War Against the Jooooos to the hilt, instead of this. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-02-27 03:40 |