Article: As Israel fights a war against Hamas, Egyptian newscasters and leaders are hoping Israel will win the fight and destroy Hamas in Gaza. This is because an Islamist group affiliated with Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, tried to take over Egypt last year. Kids: why does support for Israel within Egypt surprise many people? (Answer: because Egypt would seem to be a natural ally with Palestinians.) Yet instead, a famous Egyptian newscaster called on Egypt to help Israel, saying "The Egyptian people know exactly who [Israel is] facing, and
understand that there is no alternative to employing the Egyptian army to
strike terror cells in Gaza and destroy Hamas in a military operation;" Another newscaster said, “Thank you (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and may God give us more
[people] like you to destroy Hamas.”
Kids: find Egypt on a map. Why do you think some in Egypt are supporting Israel?
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