Israel, Egypt to increase military presence along Egypt's Rafah border

Egypt and Israel sign an agreement allowing increased military presence in Egypt's Rafah border area, a move that analysts say is a win-win for the two neighbors.
This picture taken on Sept. 27, 2020, from the Palestinian side of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah shows Egyptian soldiers.
This picture taken on Sept. 27, 2020, from the Palestinian side of the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah shows Egyptian soldiers standing on guard at a lookout tower near the maritime border. - SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images
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Shahira Amin
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Egypt has announced it will ramp up military troop deployment near the Rafah border with the Gaza Strip in a bid "to strengthen national security."  

According to a statement published Nov. 8 by Egyptian armed forces spokesperson Gharib Abdel Hafez on his official Facebook page, "A joint military committee succeeded (during a coordination meeting with the Israeli side) in amending the security agreement to increase the number and capabilities of border guards near the Rafah crossing."  

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