21.02.2012                      28.Schwat. 5772

Verteidigung:

What would IDF do if soldier were abducted to Sinai?

Analysis: An Israeli incursion into Sinai would immediately be perceived as a violation of Egyptian sovereignty.

Israel is increasingly concerned with the continued anarchy in the Sinai Peninsula and is reviewing operational contingencies in the event that it will need to pursue attackers into Egyptian territory.
The concern in Israel is focused on a possible attack along its border with Egypt similar to the one that took place in August when a group of armed Egyptians crossed into Israel and killed eight Israelis. IDF soldiers found plastic handcuffs on their bodies and the defense establishment believes that they planned to abduct a soldier or a civilian….