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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-rankled-by-hamass-burgeoning-ties-to-islamic-state/
Egypt Fuming over Hamas' Continuing Ties to Islamic State
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - A few days ago, Cairo discovered that a group of IS fighters wounded during an attack on Egyptian Army soldiers at Al-Arish in Sinai were transferred to hospitals in Gaza for treatment. A few months ago, prominent Hamas members crossed into Sinai to help IS set up its military infrastructure and were involved in training IS activists in the art of planting IEDs and firing missiles at tanks. Several even joined the IS-affiliated Sinai Province group. One prominent Sinai Province commander, Suleiman Al-Sawarka, whom Israel and Egypt accuse of involvement in an attack in Taba in 2004 that killed 34, including 18 Egyptians, arrived in Gaza two months ago and has been holding talks with senior Hamas figures.