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Israel Fears Repeat Sinai Terror Attack;
Faces New Iranian Threat

• Islamic Jihad reportedly planning strike against Israel
• Gaza terrorists said to have bought Libyan rockets
• Tehran begins producing anti-armor rockets

An Israeli patrol along the Egyptian border in 2007

Jerusalem, Aug. 30 – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has increased its presence along the Israeli border with Egypt. The IDF fears Gaza-based terror organizations are planning attacks from the Sinai Peninsula similar to those two weeks ago that resulted in the killing of at least eight Israelis.

The IDF believes Islamic Jihad, amongst others, is preparing to launch an assault from the Egyptian territory.

“We have to get used to the fact that there is a new threat here and it demands attention. We won’t be taking any chances,” an Israeli military official told the Hebrew news portal Ynet. [more]

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