|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1205420731991&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Israel to Egypt: Must Seal Border Before Gaza Cease-Fire
[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - On Tuesday, the head of the Defense Ministry's Diplomatic-Security Bureau, Amos Gilad, traveled to Cairo for talks with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Omar Suleiman. Israeli defense officials said Gilad told Suleiman that Israel would not be able to agree to any type of cease-fire with Hamas if the border between Gaza and Egypt were not first sealed and the smuggling of weapons completely stopped by the Egyptian troops deployed there. "A continuation of the smuggling into Gaza will defeat the purpose of a cease-fire," one defense official said.