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23 Sep '12, 1pm
ISRAEL: Egyptians Continue Resisting Islamic Invaders - Strategy Page
In Gaza Hamas has been reluctant to shut down Islamic terror groups that break the ceasefire and continue firing rockets and mortars into Israel. But Hamas has been rounding up and vigorously interrogating Islamic terrorists suspected of participating in attacks inside Egypt. This is part of an effort to get the Egyptians to stop destroying smuggling tunnels and regard Hamas as a friend. The Egyptian anti-tunnel operations reduce the ability of Hamas to smuggle in weapons, and collect taxes from tunnel operators. These tunnel taxes are a major source of income for Hamas. In addition Hamas is pressuring some Islamic terror groups to stop their rocket attacks on Israel, especially if these groups are also involved with attacks in Egypt. There are over a thousand armed men in these Islamic radical groups and the Hamas pressure is angering some of these Islamic radicals into t...
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