Report: Israel May Let Egypt Use Heavy Arms at Border
(IsraelNN.com) A Kuwait newspaper reported Wednesday morning that the Olmert government is willing to make changes in the Camp David agreement in order to allow Egyptian security forces to use heavy arms to patrol the international border. Neither Egypt nor Israel has commented on the report. The government previously has opposed allowed Egyptian soldiers to bear heavy arms, and changing the Camp David agreement would require approval of the Knesset.
Israel officials, headed by Defense Ministry diplomatic-military head Amos Gilad, met in Egypt earlier this week in secret discussions on the situation at the border. Israel and the United States have complained for a long time that Egypt has not made efforts to stop terrorists from smuggling advanced weapons into Gaza. The border was completely breached last week when Hamas terrorists blew up the 200-yard long barrier separating the Egyptian and Gaza sides of Rafiah.
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