Cairo Wants More Troops on Gaza Border If Israel Withdraws

(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Egypt will demand that Israel allow it to increase its forces along the Egyptian side of the border with the Gaza Strip in the event that Israel withdraws from the "Philadelphia" corridor that runs along the border. The peace agreement allows Egypt to station only civilian police forces on the border. A decision was made in Cairo to provide as much aid as possible so that Israel leaves the Gaza Strip.


2004-03-08 00:00:00

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