Israel-Egypt Border in Sinai Is Wide Open

[Jerusalem Post] Shelly Paz - Hours before a terrorist entered from Egypt on Sunday to carry out a suicide bombing in Eilat, 23 people from Georgia, Turkey, the Ivory Coast and Uganda were caught trying to illegally enter Israel via that same border. "The border between Israel and Egypt is easy to cross, there is no real barrier, just a low fence," said Yossi Edelstein, supervisor of the Foreigners Enforcement Department in the Interior Ministry.


2007-01-31 01:00:00

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