Israel Launches It's First Attack Inside Egypt Since The Countries Signed Their 1979 Peace Treaty (Updated)

An Israeli soldier stands guard near the Israeli-Egyptian border, close to the Red Sea resort of Eilat. Last night’s attack coincides with an ongoing campaign by the Egyptian army against Islamic gunmen in the Sinai. Photograph: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

Israel And Egypt Use Drone On Islamic Militants -- Irish Times

First Israeli attack inside Egypt since the countries signed 1979 peace treaty.

At least five Islamic militants were killed last night in an Israeli drone strike in the Egyptian Sinai, near the Israeli-Egyptian border.

The unprecedented attack marks the first time Israeli forces have operated against a target inside Egypt since the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1979. Egyptian security sources confirmed the attack was co-ordinated in advance with Cairo.

There was no official confirmation from Israel or Egypt but, according to Egyptian military sources, the militants were planning to launch shoulder-fired missiles at Israel from Rafah, which straddles the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. According to Egyptian reports, Sinai militant groups decided to launch rockets at Israel, after acquiring them via Red Sea routes.

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