Egypt Halts Sinai Anti-Terror Push, Will Open Talks With Bedouin -- HaaretzKEREM SHALOM - Egypt's army has suspended the operation it has been conducting over the past three weeks throughout the Sinai peninsula.
News of the military campaign's cessation was reported yesterday by Egyptian media outlets. During this operation, Egyptian troops tried to bear down on Islamic terror groups in northern areas of Sinai, particularly in El Arish and the Sheikh Zuweid locales. According to these media reports, the military campaign has been halted as a result of discussions in recent days between Morsi and delegates of the radical Islamic organizations. While the military operation in Sinai has been frozen, Egyptian army activity around the tunnels at the Rafah border continues. According to the reports, the Egyptian army is utilizing engineering equipment to destroy tunnels that cross between the Egyptian and Palestinian sides of Rafah.
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Update: Egypt leader said to reach out to Sinai radicals -- USA Today/AP
My Comment: I suspect that the Israelis are not optimistic that anything of substance will come from these "talks".
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