A spokesman for the Egyptian Embassy here today denied charges by the American Zionist Council that Egypt may use its new weapons in renewed aggression against Israel.
The spokesman said, “Egypt is rearming itself for self-defense only. We want to live in peace within the framework of the United Nations with-all our-neighbors.”
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