Egyptian official: Recent Sinai operation was fully coordinated with Israel ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Avi Issacharoff - August 22, 2012 - 12:00am An Egyptian military source said Wednesday that the recent deployment of troops in the Sinai peninsula was fully coordinated with Israel, refuting media reports that the move violated the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. The al-Masry al-Youm newspaper quoted a member of Egypt's Higher Military Council as saying that Egyptian forces entered Sinai only following consultations with Israel. » Read more

Israel Asks Egypt to Remove Tanks From Sinai ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Isabel Kershner - August 21, 2012 - 12:00am JERUSALEM — Israel is “troubled” by the entry of Egyptian tanks into the northern Sinai Peninsula without coordination with Israel, a violation of the terms of the 33-year-old peace treaty between the two countries, and has asked » Read more