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Steven Emerson,
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October 22, 2014
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Sinai-based
Terrorists Attack Israeli Border Patrol
by IPT News • Oct 22, 2014 at
9:52 am
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A global terrorist group operating out of Sinai is being blamed for
injuring two Israeli soldiers patrolling near the Egyptian border
Wednesday.
The soldiers' jeep came under small arms and an anti-tank missile fire, initial reports indicate. Officials were trying to
determine if the attack came from the Egyptian side of the border or
whether the terrorists infiltrated Israeli territory. The injuries are not
considered life threatening.
Egyptian authorities say the attack came from Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, which arose from Egypt's 2011
revolution and seeks to topple President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government.
According to the Jerusalem Post's Yaakov Lappin, the group has links
to the Islamic State terrorist group, and "has beheaded a number of
Egyptians in recent months, accusing them of being spies for Israel's
Mossad."
It also has fired rockets at Israel's southern city of Eilat.
Wednesday's attack took place in the Negev Desert near Mount Harif, a
remote area about 70 miles from Eilat.
Bait al-Maqdis frequently targets Egyptian forces, who discovered five
tons of explosives and rocket parts during a raid on the terrorist group
last week. An Egyptian court sentenced seven Bait al-Maqdis members to death
Wednesday in connection with attacks last March that killed nine Egyptian
soldiers.
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