Hamas Builds Rockets in Sinai

The terrorist group Hamas has built rocket production facilities in the Sinai Peninsula because it believes Israel will not attack it in Egypt, Israel’s Jerusalem Post reported December 11.

An Egyptian official denied the report, saying Egypt has the Sinai completely under control.

“Israel has called on Cairo to increase its efforts to restore order in Sinai and to prevent attacks, but the Egyptian military has held back from dismantling the Hamas infrastructure in the peninsula,” the Jerusalem Post writes.

Israel prevented an attack by Hamas through the Sinai last Thursday by bombing several senior terrorists while they were in Gaza. Because Israel won’t attack Hamas targets in Egypt, it is trying to stop attacks while they are being planned in Gaza.

The Post also reports that Hamas has smuggled advanced weapons stolen from the Libyan military into Gaza—including weapons like Russian-built shoulder-to-air missiles.

Hamas’s position in Egypt will only improve. The Muslim Brotherhood—its parent terrorist organization—is rising in Egypt. The recent election results reveal it is the most popular political party. Hamas is cementing its connections with the Brotherhood. A senior Hamas source said the group has added “a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood—Palestine,” according to the London-based al-Hayat newspaper.

Even without being openly hostile to Israel, Egypt is already damaging Israel’s security by allowing Hamas to operate with impunity. But soon, people who agree with Hamas will be running the Egyptian government. The so-called Arab Spring in Egypt puts Israel in a perilous position.