[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - The U.S. is examining the possibility of helping Egypt build a physical barrier to foil the weapons-smuggling tunnels that run from Sinai to Gaza. A few weeks ago, Robert Danin of the State Department and Mark Kimmitt of the Defense Department went to Sinai to investigate Israel's claim that the Egyptians were not doing enough to stop weapons-smuggling into Gaza. In their report, the two proposed several possible solutions: give the Egyptians sophisticated tunnel-detection and demolition equipment; dig a deep canal the entire length of the Gaza-Egypt border, filled with water; create an obstacle comprised of piles driven deep into the earth.
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