Israel - Egypt SEP 7, 2024
A hollow peace? Cairo facilitated weapons smuggling to Hamas
"It turns out that the Egyptians have been playing a double game,”
(September 6, 2024 / JNS) Israel has uncovered 180 tunnels under the Philadelphi Corridor, Gaza’s strategic border with Sinai. Observers say those tunnels served as 24-hour weapons supply lines for Hamas, not just under the watchful eyes of Egypt, but with its willing assistance.
The revelation of Egyptian complicity raises troubling questions about Israel’s purported ally.
“The feeling in Jerusalem now is that Egypt is ungrateful,” Yoni Ben Menachem, Middle East intelligence analyst for the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA), said on Thursday.
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