Posted on 08/09/2013 10:24:17 AM PDT by Netz
Air strike kills Egypt militants targeting Israel: security CAIRO — Several Egyptian militants were killed in an air strike in Sinai on Friday as they prepared to launch a rocket into Israel, security sources and witnesses said. The source of the strike was not immediately clear. Some sources spoke of an Israeli air strike conducted from Israeli air space and others credited the Egyptian military. Witnesses said at least five members of a cell led by local Islamist militants were killed in the raid. Egypt's army said two explosions were heard at around 4:15 pm (1415 GMT) in the Al-Ojra area, three kilometres (around 1.8 miles) from the border with Israel. "The armed forces are combing the area of the explosions to find out the cause," army spokesman Colonel Ahmed Aly said in a statement. Witnesses said Egyptian military helicopters hovered above the site after the blasts. Israel's military on Thursday ordered the cancellation of all flights in and out of the Red Sea resort of Eilat, which borders Egypt, due to what is said was a security threat. Last month, Israel deployed a battery of its Iron Dome missile defence system near Eilat, which has been a target of attacks in the past. In April the town was struck by rocket fire from the Sinai, and debris from a rocket that hit northern Eilat on July 4 was found days later. Egypt's army is currently engaged in an offensive in Sinai to curtail a surge in violence since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was ousted on July 3 in a military-led coup.
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Excellent timing. Kudos to the Israelis.
A feel-good story. It must be a federal Friday at the State Department because I don’t see the press release from Kerry criticizing the action.
Isaiah 19.
What’s amazing is the unprecedented cooperation between both the Egyptian and Israeli armies...both giving Obama the finger.
WOW , they just went BOOM
Several Egyptian militants were killed in an air strike in Sinai on Friday as they prepared to launch a rocket into Israel... The source of the strike was not immediately clear... others credited the Egyptian military... at least five members of a cell led by local Islamist militants were killed... "The armed forces are combing the area of the explosions to find out the cause," army spokesman Colonel Ahmed Aly said... Egyptian military helicopters hovered above the site after the blasts... Last month, Israel deployed a battery of its Iron Dome missile defence system near Eilat, which has been a target of attacks in the past. In April the town was struck by rocket fire from the Sinai, and debris from a rocket that hit northern Eilat on July 4 was found days later. Egypt's army is currently engaged in an offensive in Sinai to curtail a surge in violence since Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was ousted on July 3 in a military-led coup.One of the "militants" was supposed to keep an eye out for preemptive strikes -- turns out, they all had more than an eye out when it was done.
Debka reports that the strike may have been by Egyptian forces in the immediate area which did not want to make their job of clearing the Sinai harder and so pointed to Israel.
Also this is the first time anyone has reported that Israeli drones are armed.
The target in question were heavy launch vehicles carrying Iranian-made M-75 missiles known as Fajr-5 aquired somehow by the Salafists from Hamas.
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