Egypt believes that Palestinian insurgents have provided logistic and other support for the Al Qaida bombing campaign in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian security sources said Palestinian operatives linked to the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad were believed to have provided training and technical assistance to Bedouin insurgents in the Sinai. The sources said Palestinian Bedouins have formed strong links with insurgents in the Gaza Strip to facilitate a string of bombings in the Sinai over the last 10 months.
"We see signs of a flow of weapons and operatives from and to the Gaza Strip from El Arish," a security source said. "The movement is also between the Sinai and the Israeli border."
The sources said Sinai operatives have met Palestinian insurgents around the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah as well as El Arish. They said Palestinians have relayed instructions and cash during trips from the Gaza Strip to Cairo. |