IMRA
11 June '11
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Egypt has always denied that arms were reaching Gaza through Egypt. At times, when Israel complained, President Mubarak would warn that if we continued to complain that there would be diplomatic consequences. The experience serves to illustrate just how great a mistake it was to abandon the Philadelphi Corridor [that separated between the Gaza Strip and Sinai] as part of PM Sharon's retreat.]
Cairo denies reports of arms smuggling through Egypt
Published Friday 10/06/2011 (updated) 11/06/2011 18:53
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=395509
EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) -- Military leaders in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday denied allegations that new smuggling routes had been established through Egypt into Gaza.
The Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv on Friday said Israeli security officials had received information that weapons were being smuggled from Libya to the Gaza Strip via Egypt.
According to the report, the uprising against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi had allowed the flow of arms into the hands of arms dealers and "terror organizations" in Libya.
Grad rockets with ranges of 60 - 70 kilometers, rifles and ammunition were being smuggled through Egypt and into Gaza via underground tunnels, the report said.
Egyptian military sources denied the report, and said no weapons entered Egypt from Libya, noting that officers inspected all passengers entering from Libya through As-Saloum crossing.
The sources added that Egyptian security guards recently seized eight tons of drugs at the crossing.
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Gee that's funny. The BBC broadcasted a piece about Bedouin smugglers bringing goods from Sinai to Gaza. Great video of them moving everything from Coca Cola to Cars through their network of tunnels.
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