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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Hamas regime and its Palestinian militia allies were said to have ordered huge amounts of weapons from Libya. Egyptian officials said security forces have captured a convoy that contained thousands of munitions and missiles bound for the Gaza Strip via the Sinai Peninsula. The officials said the seizure was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Gaza Strip has been struck by a sharp drop in fuel smuggling from Egypt. Officials said Egyptian security forces have blocked shipments of fuel through the Sinai Peninsula toward the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in 2012. They said this has reduced fuel supplies to about 50 percent of consumption […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad has reported a sharp growth in membership and weapons in 2011. Jihad said it has trained more than 8,000 fighters for a war with Israel. The Iranian-sponsored militia was also said to have amassed some 5,000 missiles and rockets, which included the largest long-range arsenal […]