Activists: Israeli forces enter Egypt for migrants
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Mark Lavie - August 10, 2012 - 12:00am


Israel has been sending soldiers into Egypt's Sinai desert to stop African migrants before they reach the border, handing them over to Egyptian forces, human rights groups charged in a report released Friday.


Sinai buildup shifts tenet of Egypt-Israel peace
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The Associated Press
by Hamza Hendawi - August 10, 2012 - 12:00am


Egyptian troops, light tanks, armored vehicles and attack helicopters are pouring into the Sinai desert to root out increasingly aggressive Islamic militants in the most significant easing to date of a key provision in the landmark 1979 peace treaty with Israel: The demilitarization of the peninsula.



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