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EU, Egypt discuss stopping Hamas arms
2009-01-20
Eu and Arab leaders gather to discuss the possibility of tasking a coalition naval armada with preventing the Palestinian Hamas' rearmament.
How 'bout a tunnel brigade?
On Sunday, EU heads joined the Israeli and Egyptian leadership in Sharm el-Sheik to canvass the measure based on Tel Aviv claims that the group receives smuggled weaponry via sea and the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt.

"We must put an end to the arms traffic," said French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "Several of our countries have proposed ... to make available to Israel and Egypt all the technical, diplomatic and military - notably naval - means to help stop weapons smuggling into Gaza."

The summit was convened a day after the unilateral declaration of truce by the Israeli forces who had been pounding the coastal area for 23 days. The raids killed 1,300 Palestinians wounding 5,300 others.

Hamas sorta stopped its retaliatory rocket attacks as a response making for a temporary bilateral cessation of hostilities.

The attendees at the Egypt gathering described reconstructive relief work as the summit's main aim while discussing the likelihood of a more stable replacement for the shaky ceasefire.

Cairo, who closed its Rafah border crossing with the strip to fleeing Palestinians during the war, remained insistent on its refusal to meet an Israeli demand by allowing the presence of international observers at the border post.

Britain promised multiplying its aid convoys to the area and the United Nations said the body would assign a team to assess humanitarian needs.
Posted by:Fred

#3  grom, I think they'd rather stop Iran and sell their own. Their's money in them thar explosions.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2009-01-20 19:24  

#2  EU, Egypt discuss stopping Hamas arms

Blowing off their arms works.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-01-20 05:39  

#1  PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND GERMANY OFFER THEIR NAVIES TO ISRAEL TO HELP STOP FLOW OR ARMS INTO GAZA.

Gaza = SOMALIA? DARFOUR?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-01-20 00:05  

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