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Israel said to oppose Pentagon chief’s push for pullout of US troops from Sinai
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Defense Secretary Mark Esper is pushing for US troops who are part of an international peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula to be withdrawn, the Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the newspaper, the proposed pullout of troops from the Sinai, where Egyptian forces are battling Islamic State jihadists, is opposed by the State Department and Israel.
There are 400 American troops in the Sinai as part of the Multinational Force and Observers, which monitors the 1979 peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
Quoting US officials, the report says Israel views the observer force as important to keeping Egyptian military activity in check.
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