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| Egypt Begins Work On Gaza Buffer Zone | ||
| 2014-10-30 | ||
The move, which is set to result in the demolition of hundreds of homes, comes after a suicide kaboom in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least 30 soldiers on Friday. A bigwig in northern Sinai said the creation of the buffer with the Paleostinian territory was "vital for national security and stability." The authorities want to establish a 500-meter wide buffer along about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of the border with Gazoo, according to officials. They said about 800 homes would be demolished. Witnesses in the border town of Rafah reported seeing dozens of families leaving along with trucks loaded with furniture. Bulldozers were reported to have begun destroying several long-abandoned houses along the frontier. Egypt suspects Paleostinian Lions of Islam of aiding jihadist attacks that have increased since the army ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last year. The military has also stepped up the destruction of tunnels with Gazoo that it says are used to smuggle arms. Following Friday's bombing, Egypt imposed a three-month state of emergency in parts of northern Sinai and closed the Rafah crossing into Gazoo -- the only entry to the Paleostinian territory not controlled by Israel. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has said the attack was carried out with "external support," ordering heightened security measures. Nobody has grabbed credit for the bombing. Jihadists in the peninsula have killed scores of coppers and soldiers since Morsi's overthrow, vowing Dire Revenge against a police crackdown on his supporters that has left more than 1,400 dead. | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 #1 They said about 800 homes would be demolished Surely the Pharoah will be generous in his compensation. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-10-30 15:50 |
| #1 They said about 800 homes would be demolished. Might have gone down better if just one of those 800 had dropped a dime telling the police where the tunnels were. Too late now. |
| Posted by: One Bandersnatch 2014-10-30 13:19 |