Egypt increasingly tense situation in the Sinai

The protests that are taking place in the Egyptian capital, by supporters of the Mursi and Islamists in general, are being repeated with even greater intensity, in the area of ​​Sinai. Several bombings, carried out with the aim of weakening the army, have occurred in the area, along with clashes and attacks on armed forces that govern this territory hub for the balance of the country and beyond. The strategic importance of the Sinai Peninsula is central to the stability of the Middle East region, since through it you can access to the Gaza Strip and southern borders are the Israelis with Egypt. In political Mursi Sinai has been central to his work in favor of disarmament of Salafist groups and for his commitment to an integration in local politics of these formations, the deposed president has also commenced an action aimed at ending discrimination of the Bedouin population practiced on a massive scale by Mubarak. If, on the one hand these policies have earned acclaim for Mursi, they did not end, even during his time in power, the numerous conflicts caused by factions in the area with opposing interests. However, the situation has been exacerbated by the seizure of power by the military, which are still perceived as figures executors of persecution of Mubarak and as usurpers, have also deposed Mursi, increased feelings of hostility towards the armed forces, their to the consensus that had collected. Even the attitude towards Israel, which is of substantial cooperation, put the army in a negative situation facing the population, traditionally close to the people of Gaza. The Islamists fighting the action of the armed forces in Egypt, to avoid a secularization of society, intend to force the army to significantly increase its presence in areas of Sinai to weaken the capital. The geography of the place encourages terrorist acts fast and needs a garrison increasing, but that often fails to provide absolute control of the territory. Also factions fighting the Egyptian army have also sophisticated weapons from Libya, which become an additional complicating factor for the armed forces. In addition to the internal point of view, the situation also worries the international point of view: Israel immediately established contacts with the Egyptian military after they took power, but Tel Aviv feels threatened and has also intensified its presence their troops on the Egyptian border and is now closely monitoring the situation, but if this were to crash can not be ruled independent action to protect its territory. This possibility worries the Egyptian military, the effects it could have on control of the situation in the country, further angering the fundamentalist religious movements. To avoid this, the contacts between the two militaries and between representatives of the two states have become more frequent. The interest of Israel is that the political action of the Egyptian military to be successful, so as to prevent the government of Cairo are no longer present Islamic parties, which might overturn relations with Tel Aviv, putting in danger the whole the southern border, after the northern requires continuous monitoring for the Syrian civil war.