Egypt searches Sinai for Palestinians suspected of planning attack

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Egyptian security forces raided dozens of seaside villas and apartments in the Sinai peninsula on Saturday, hunting four Palestinians suspected of planning attacks on Israeli tourists, security sources said.

"The Egyptian security apparatus received confirmed information about four Palestinians who belong to one of the extremist Palestinian factions sneaking into Egyptian territory across the international border between Egypt and Gaza," one of the sources said.

The sources said the Palestinians were believed to have entered Egypt five days ago and Egyptian authorities were conducting their search in north Sinai.

The Palestinians were suspected of seeking to carry out attacks on Israeli tourists in retaliation for a 5-month Israeli offensive in Gaza, the sources said.

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