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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/619939.html
Knesset Approves Egyptian Border Guard Deployment
(Ha'aretz) Gideon Alon and Aluf Benn - Israel and Egypt will sign an agreement in Egypt on Thursday to deploy 750 Egyptian border guards along the Philadelphi route between Sinai and the Gaza Strip, Israel Radio reported Thursday. The Knesset approved the deal Wednesday in a 53-28 vote. Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman assured Prime Minister Sharon on Wednesday that Egypt would make sure no weapons were smuggled from Egypt into Gaza and that Egypt would remove terrorists and arms from Sinai.