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 EGYPT QUIETLY SUPPORTS HAMAS TAKEOVER |
LONDON [MENL] -- Egypt has quietly supported the Hamas takeover of the Gaza
Strip.Western intelligence sources said Egypt cooperated with Hamas in
allowing shipments of weapons, munitions and explosives that facilitated the
Islamic takeover of the Gaza Strip last week. The sources said Egypt
concluded that a Hamas takeover would halt or reduce insurgency infiltration
in the Sinai Peninsula."The Egyptians were in the picture as early as several weeks ago," an
intelligence source said. "[Hamas leader Khaled] Masha'al discussed the
Fatah strategic threat and said Hamas would stop [Fatah security chief
Mohammed] Dahlan at any cost."In a recent telephone conversation with Egyptian intelligence chief Gen.
Omar Suleiman, Masha'al said Dahlan and his allies were working with Al
Qaida-aligned groups to undermine Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The sources
quoted Masha'al as saying that Fatah was allowing Al Qaida to infiltrate the
Sinai Peninsula to facilitate attacks on the regime of President Hosni
Mubarak.
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