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Mofaz: Israel Expects Egypt to Stop the Arms Smuggling
(Jerusalem Post)Herb Keinon- Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz briefed the cabinet Sunday on his recent talks with Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. Mofaz told Suleiman that while Israel welcomes Egyptian involvement, it does not see the Egyptians as judges or negotiators. Mofaz also told Suleiman that Israel expects Egypt to stop the arms smuggling into Rafah and the Negev. Mofaz said he made it clear that Israel will retain the right of defense and freedom of movement against the terrorists, including along the Philadelphia Corridor. Prime Minister Sharon said that the Quartet must not be given any status in security matters surrounding disengagement, an obvious rejection of calls for some kind of international presence in Gaza after the IDF pullout.