Egypt Launches Operation To Gain Control Of Sinai -- Jerusalem Post
Israeli official: Deployment coordinated with us; move follows Katyusha fire at Eilat; IAF strikes rocket launching cell in Gaza.
Egypt announced Saturday that it was launching an operation in the Sinai Peninsula aimed at restoring the state’s security control in the region, which has been overrun by terrorist and extremist elements since Hosni Mubarak’s downfall last year.
An Israeli official in Jerusalem said the Sinai operation had been coordinated with Israel. It came after a Katyusha rocket was fired from Sinai into Israel before dawn Thursday, exploding in Eilat.
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Update: Egypt to combat militants in Sinai -- Irish Times
My Comment: With rockets being launched from Sinai hitting Israel, and gas pipelines being sabotaged .... the Egyptians had to act.
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