Egyptian military officials have confirmed today that they are in the process of drafting plans for a full scale military assault on the Gaza Strip, following recent reports from Palestinian outlets of Egyptian drone overflights, apparently to select targets.
The Egypt junta, in power for three months, has made a military offensive against the Sinai Peninsula a centerpiece of their new policy, and they have blamed factions inside the Gaza Strip for the lack of success in Sinai.
The shift toward hostility against the tiny Palestinian enclave came virtually the moment the coup began, with the junta accusing the ousted Egyptian civilian government of ties with Hamas, and the military began massing forces along the Gaza border even before imposing military rule.
Maj. Gen. Ahmed Wasfy, the commander of the Sinai offensive, reiterated the claims that factions in Gaza are undermining junta policy, but said that the decision to invade the strip outright would be a political, and not military one. Since the military has effective control over the “interim” government, this is a distinction with no real difference.
wonder which country is paying the Egyptian Military to do their dirty work?
The orders come from Israel and the money from Saudia Arabia.
What did anyone expect from a Salafi ruled Egypt. Salafi general in charge of Egypt will insure that Saudi Arabia and US get maximum of their rule, and fast. This will serve them as the ramp for Syria. They will accuse Syria of meddling, which will be an excuse for agression. Hope nobody was fooled by the image make up of Al-Sisi as "nationalist" and "patriotic". He is a Saudi puppet, and will do what he is told. Unless his own military has different ideas.
Israel to the right of them, Egypt to the left of them, and Gaza gets butchered again. God bless Gaza, the flea that irritates the world.
Okay everybody, guess whom the Egyptian Gestapo Command is in bed with?
I think invading Gaza,would be a step too far for these criminal thugs,as it would unleash universal backlash from their population,of which I have the feeling we haven't heard the last from.
Egyptians, like israelis, cannot fight anybody who fires back. Do not forget both are American supplied and trained.
It would be funny to see Hamas occupying the Sinai from Egypt. LOL.
I guess they got Muslims turning on their brothers and sisters now to line up and kiss Americas butt. Can't say I blame them, we all see what happens to Muslim leaders who don't play along, Assad is probably less religious or religiously intolerant than the Saudis but who does America support.
Please have a look at the videos by youtube. in Sinai, you will find Al-Qaeda linked groups attcking the egyptian army. By facebook you will find they are connected to the ISIL, ISIS.
I used to post on a few Muslim forums, and the most outspoken one was filled with support for Egypt and the overthrow of Mubarak and all that- lots of Salafi-types on there. Also present was a huge outpouring of support for Gaza and the West Bank, naturally.
Although I'm no longer a poster there, I have to wonder how they are squaring this Egyptian move against Gaza, which is naturally characterized as Muslim-on-Muslim violence.