Amid crackdown on Sinai militants, Gaza-border region, Egypt’s president says he will not allow area to become threat to neighbors, says Palestinian statehood would prevent terror. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said he would not allow Sinai to “become a base for attacks against Israel” and said Palestinian statehood would defuse many regional tensions and prevent terror. He made the comments in an interview with France 24 as Egypt cracked down on the border region between Sinai and the Gaza Strip. Egypt closed Rafah, the only crossing point between Egypt and the Palestinian territory, on Oct. 25 after attacks...
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