June 17, 2007
 

It was just few days ago when news media circulated this:

House panel votes to withhold some Egypt aid

As you know that is $200 million from the US annual aid to Egypt, and as you read above about the reason:

Until the close U.S. ally takes steps to curb police abuses, reform its judicial system and stop weapons smuggling from Egypt to Gaza.

This is the US version, which is unreliable; the real reason reported by two Arab newspapers, shows there are some hints of building [engineered] obstacle(s) between Gaza and Sinai:

Alquds…..16-June-’07

Egypt resists American-Israel pressure to accept the deployment of international forces on the borders of Gaza.

An Arab diplomat said that the Egyptian government resists American and Israeli pressure to accept the deployment of international forces on its border with Gaza.

He added that Washington and Tel Aviv, warned Cairo that the non-deployment of international forces will enable Hamas to create a Taliban-like government in Gaza, which threaten Egyptian national security.

According to the same source, Cairo stressed that any international forces will be treated as occupying forces from the Palestinian side, which will increase armed confrontations instead of calming the situation.

Almesryoon…..16-June-’07

Israel proposes creating a "technical [geographical] obstacle" between Sinai and Gaza.