The army of Egypt is preparing an operation against extremists in the Sinai

As expected, the operation to arrest extremists will begin shortly. According to the Arabic newspaper "Al-Sharq al-Awsat", joint military and police operations will take place near the borders of a Palestinian Gaza Strip, near the cities of El-Arish, Rafah and Sheikh Zuveyd. North Sinai, which borders with the Palestinian Gaza Strip, is considered one of the most disadvantaged areas of Egypt in terms of security. Here, in particular, there are gangs of smugglers who are engaged in the illegal transport of weapons. However, after the popular uprising in early 2011 that led to the collapse of security in the country, the Sinai Peninsula were hundreds of Islamic extremists who had fled from the Egyptian prison, or migrated from the Gaza Strip. Many of them are hiding in remote mountain areas of the peninsula. Authorities believe that the extremists involved in the repeated undermining of the pipeline, which supplies gas neighboring Israel, as well as an attack on a police station in Al-Arish two weeks ago. Then, in a shootout killed five people, including an army officer and a police officer.