Egypt Hunting Hamas Operatives in Sinai

[Ynet News] Roee Nahmias - Egypt's Al-Ahram weekly quoted official sources as saying that Egyptian security forces are hunting for several Hamas operatives who have infiltrated Sinai and are aiming to target Egyptian forces. Egyptian authorities have called on locals to refrain from assisting the infiltrators in any way. Meanwhile, Mohammed Bassiouni, former Egyptian ambassador to Israel and currently chairman of the parliament's Foreign Relations Committee, criticized Hamas Thursday on Cairo's state television, saying, "Where are the Hamas leaders now, when Gazans are being killed? They are all in hiding."


2009-01-02 06:00:00

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