Egypt poured troops into North Sinai on Thursday in an offensive meant to tackle militants in the Israeli border region, but residents were skeptical, saying they had seen no sign of anyone being killed in what they described as a \”haphazard\” operation.
Gunmen fired shots towards a police station in the main administrative center of Egypt\’s North Sinai on Thursday, underscoring lawlessness in the desert region bordering Israel as a Egyptian military offensive there entered its second day.
The attack this week along the Israel-Egypt border poses dilemmas both for Israel and for the new Egyptian president.
Israel reportedly moved tanks close to the border with Egypt following a cross-border attack in which an Israeli civilian was killed.
Israeli troops thwarted a terror attack on Israel\’s border with Egypt.
Construction has been completed on the first permanent section of a border fence between Israel and Egypt.
Egypt\’s foreign minister said in an interview with Al-Jazeera on Thursday that preparations were underway to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on a permanent basis.
Driving along the Israel-Egypt border near this southern Israeli town, rusted metal posts strung with barbed wire give way to sand dunes and an exposed, open border as wide open as the question of what will become of the countries\’ relations now that Egypt is in turmoil.
Israel\’s military has increased its presence on the border with Egypt over fears that terrorists and migrants will take advantage of the unrest in Egypt to cross into Israel.
Israel began construction of a barrier along its border with Egypt.
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