Egypt builds its military presence in the Sinai as Israel threatens to empty Gaza of Palestinians

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All eyes on Sinai

As Israel threatens to empty Gaza of Palestinians, Egypt builds up its military strength in the peninsula next door Eric Reguly European bureau chief Cairo The Globe and Mail Published 20 seconds ago Beyond the greenery of the Nile Delta and across the Suez Canal, the Sinai Peninsula, at bottom, looks desolate from space. Egypt and Israel have fought before over this desert bridge between Africa and Asia. NASA via The Associated Press Beyond the greenery of the Nile Delta and across the Suez Canal, the Sinai Peninsula, at bottom, looks desolate from space. Egypt and Israel have fought before over this desert bridge between Africa and Asia. NASA via The Associated Press

Egypt is building up its military presence in the Sinai in what appears to