Abbas Asks Mubarak to Dig Moat Along Gaza-Egypt Border

[Jerusalem Post] PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo Thursday and appealed to him to authorize the construction of a moat that would prevent weapons being smuggled into Gaza from Egypt, Israel Television Channel 1 reported Thursday. Terror groups dig tunnels in order to move weapons and ammunition. Digging a trench and flooding it with sea water would cause any tunnels beneath it to collapse.


2007-08-10 01:00:00

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