DEBKAfile Special Report Jul 11, 2013, 11:38 AM (IDT)
Israel Thursday July 11 approved a major Egyptian offensive for curbing mounting Islamist terrorist aggression in Sinai, the day after the commander of the offensive, Egypt’s Second Army chief, Maj.-Gen. Ahmad Wasfi - who took part in the July 3 coup in Cairo - escaped unhurt from an assassination attempt near El Arish. This was the first attempt by radical Islamists on the life of a high-ranking Egyptian general. Their prior knowledge of the military convoy’s movements raised suspicions of Islamist penetration of Egypt’s military apparatus in Sinai.
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