The Ministry of Finance agreed to provide LE 900 million for the Ministry of Defense to boost the operation of securing the border areas in northern Sinai, Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported on Tuesday.
In a related context, the army is digging a trench in northern Sinai along the border with Gaza in an effort to prevent smuggling; security sources told Reuters on Monday, as the government stepped up its activities aimed at preventing militant attacks that often target security forces.
