Israel PM Regrets Egypt Attack Deaths
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday expressed regret over the deaths of 16 Egyptian guards in an attack on Sunday by gunmen on the border with Israel, his office said in a statement.
It said that he was speaking during a visit with Defense Minister Ehud Barak to the site where five attackers crashed across the frontier in an armored vehicle into the Jewish state, where they were killed by Israeli forces.
"I wish to express my regrets at the deaths of the Egyptians," the statement quoted Netanyahu as saying.
"I think it is clear that Israel and Egypt have a common interest in keeping the border between us peaceful," he added, going on to congratulate the Israeli military and security services for "preventing a very major attack" on Israelis.
Barak said that the attempt was unlikely to be the last.
"I hope that this will be a wake-up call to the Egyptians regarding the need to be alert and effective on their side," his office quoted him as saying.
06 August 2012, 17:02
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I'd bet he regrets that despite the present difficulties with the new Egyptian regime, it is only Egypt and Jordan amongst all the Arab States who look forward to a bright future in the Middle East, instead of looking backwards as all the other Arab States do. Also remember you don't actually have to have a peace treaty with Israel, but at least recognising its right to exist would begin to bring about tranquility.
