Israel is happy with Egyptian efforts to clamp down on arms smuggling. Daniel Ayalon, Israel’s ambassador to Washington, told William Burns, the top Middle East official at the U.S. State Department, that Israel is pleased with Egyptian plans to facilitate Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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