Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel agreed to harsh conditions in exchange for a ceasefire with the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Institute for National Security Studies said Israel ended the latest mini-war with Hamas amid a decline in deterrence. The institute, in a report by former Israeli military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, despite the destruction of missile arsenals, would not be able to stop another war without an invasion of the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies would soon recover from the latest missile war with Israel. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas has suspended elections for a new leadership in November amid the missile war with Israel and has been examining a proposal to postpone elections for at least another year. Several Arab countries are also said to have hampered Hamas election efforts. The sources cited Saudi Arabia, a former supporter […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Ed Koch I was struck by an article which appeared in The New York Times on Nov. 19 reporting on the position of the British government on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Almost everyone acknowledges that the Hamas government in Gaza started the war, except for their Muslim supporters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported a sharp increase in insurgency attacks. The Israel Security Agency said strikes from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Egypt nearly doubled in September 2012. ISA reported 91 attacks in September compared to 51 during the previous month. “The increase was most prominent in attacks originating in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has revived a border security project blocked by Egypt. Diplomatic sources said Washington was pressing for the renewal of a $23 million security project in the Sinai Peninsula vetoed by the former regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The sources said Mubarak and the military had been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — While Egypt’s military has ended operations in the mountains of Sinai Peninsula, security sources said insurgents were scattered throughout the peninsula. “There are other areas where we believe the terrorists are located,” a source said. The sources said the military also reduced ground operations in Sinai in an effort to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt, despite a longstanding agreement to demilitarize much of the Sinai Peninsula, has deployed U.S.-origin missiles and combat platforms near the border with Israel. Western defense sources said the Egyptian Army has deployed in Sinai a range of assets supplied by the United States. They cited main battle tanks and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States plans to increase counter-insurgency cooperation with Egypt. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has begun consultations with Egypt on ways to increase security aid and cooperation. They said the cooperation would focus on intelligence exchange, border security and advanced technology to track insurgency squads in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has staged its first military offensive near Israel since their war in 1973. Egyptian air, armor and infantry forces attacked suspected Palestinian and Al Qaida strongholds near the borders of Israel and the Gaza Strip. On Aug. 8, the Egyptian military deployed U.S.-origin F-16 multi-role fighters, AH-64 Apache attack […]