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Strange Bedfellows: Israel, Egypt and Hamas Form Anti-ISIS Alliance

Ahuva Balofsky : May 2, 2016  Breaking Israel News

Pressure from Egypt has prompted Hamas, also considered a terrorist organization, to bring its own border under control, keeping ISIS militants out.

airlift[BIN] In a surprising move, Israel, Egypt and Hamas appear to be cooperating to keep the Islamic State  (ISIS) under control in Sinai, The Washington Post reported. (Photo: Yossi Zeliger/FLASH90)

While Egypt and Israel have a peace treaty, the increased activity of ISIS affiliate Wilayat Sinai has prompted greater coordination than the two countries have had in the decades since it was signed. Additionally, Israel has tightened its security along the Egyptian border, building a new barrier to keep out militants rumored to be planning attacks in Israel. According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without the changes, by now "we would have been overflowed by thousands of ISIS fighters from Sinai."

Wilayat Sinai has grown bolder since taking responsibility for downing a Russian charter plane in October, an act which killed all 244 people on board. The terror group has carried out ongoing attacks against Egyptian soldiers, overrunning military outposts and planting roadside...

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