US/Egypt are committed to stopping smuggling

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Egypt Prevented 3 Attempts to Smuggle Weapons into Gaza

By Elad Benari, Arutz Sheva

Western sources have revealed that Egypt has prevented three instances of large-scale smuggling of weapons into Gaza since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense, the Israel Defensewebsite reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the activity against the weaponry smuggling is part of Egyptian-U.S. coordination, agreed upon in the discussions involving Secretary of State Hillary Clinton two days before the end of the operation.

Western sources said that the agreement includes assistance with U.S. technological measures made available for Egyptian use, and intelligence cooperation in order to counter the smuggling of weapons.

Israel and the U.S. now expect that Egypt will do everything against the smuggling of weapons through Egyptian territory into Gaza, reported Israel Defense. [..]

January 3, 2013 | 4 Comments »

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  1. The USA can’t stop smuggling on the Tex/Mex border,how can it stop smuggling between Israel and Egypt?

  2. US/Egypt are committed to stopping smuggling

    No, the US and Egypt are not trying to stop smuggling–but rather they are promoting smuggling–as such smuggling will continue and increase!