(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff- A delegation of senior officers from Egypt, including several generals, visited Israel this week and discussed ways to prevent arms smuggling from Egypt to Gaza. The Egyptian side was headed by Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman, who has been handling the Palestinian issue for the Egyptian government. Lately, there has been an improvement in Egyptian actions against arms smugglers. It is clear that success depends on Egyptian determination to put an end to the practice. Israel has said it would agree to allow 130 Egyptian Border Patrol soldiers into the border area where policemen are now stationed.
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