Egypt sentences 35 to life on terror charges
A view of the High Court of Justice in Cairo, Egypt. (File photo: Reuters)
Egypt has sentenced 35 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison for allegedly forming "terrorist cells" to attack security forces and state institution (Link)
And Egypt and Israel have been cooperating in the fight against Gaza terrorists!
Related: Sinai operation jams mobile phone signal in Gaza . Egyptian official: 'We want to stop terrorists from communicating.'
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Egypt's problem with Gaza-based terrorists - Background information
Egypt formally declares Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group
Interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi previously described the Muslim Brotherhoodon Tuesday as a terrorist group following a deadly attack on a security building in the city of Mansoura, Egypt. The attack killed 14 people and wounded at least 130 others and came just weeks before a referendum on a new constitution that is billed as the first major step toward democracy since the military-backed ouster of Islamist president Mohammad Mursi in July 2013.
Why are Egypt and Israel cooperating to stop Gaza terrorists from murdering Egyptians?
The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police officers , pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, briefly seized a major town and begun setting up armed checkpoints to claim territory. In late 2015, they brought down a Russian passenger jet.
Egypt appeared unable to stop them, so Israel, alarmed at the threat just over the border, took action.
The remarkable cooperation marks a new stage in the evolution of their singularly fraught relationship. Once enemies in three wars, then antagonists in an uneasy peace, Egypt and Israel are now secret allies in a covert war against a common foe.