EGYPT SAID TO AID PALESTINIAN STRIKES

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has determined that Egypt seeks to
weaken Israel through attacks by Palestinian insurgency groups.

Israeli military sources said the assessment was contained in Military
Intelligence reports relayed to the General Staff and the Cabinet over the
last two months. The sources said MI has determined that Egypt has
facilitated the smuggling of weapons and insurgents from the Sinai Peninsula
to the Gaza Strip for attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians.

"We are not only talking about weapons," a senior military source said. "We
are talking about the infiltration of Egyptian and other trainers to help
improve the capability of Palestinian terrorist groups and the Palestinian
Authority."

The MI assessment comes amid Israel's effort to launch security cooperation
with Egypt. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Al Gheit and intelligence
chief Gen. Omar Suleiman were scheduled to visit Israel and the Palestinian
Authority on Dec. 1.
====
NOTE: The above is not the full item.
This service contains only a small portion of the information produced daily
by Middle East Newsline. For a subscription to the full service, please
contact Middle East Newsline at:
editor@menewsline.com for further details.