CAIRO, March 11: Egypt offered on Thursday to secure its side of the border with Gaza if Israel decides to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources said.
"We agreed on several steps to ensure the border from our side and to make sure that there is no weapon smuggling. I hope there will be no violation," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told Israeli reporters after talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, one source said.
"He said it was up to the Palestinians to guard Gaza and Egypt would guard its side of the border," added another source, who attended the meeting. -Reuters
