Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced today (Tuesday), 12.7.05, during his meeting with President Moshe Katsav  that after the agreement with Egypt regarding the replacement of Egyptian police forces by Egyptian border guards in order to prevent arms smuggling in the area of the Philadelphi corridor is initialed, it will be submitted to the Cabinet for discussion and a decision, following which it will be submitted to the Knesset for approval. 

The Prime Minister said that he would do this even though Attorney-General Meni Mazuz has determined no substantive change in the peace treaty with Egypt is involved and that, therefore, the aforementioned agreement need not be submitted for Knesset approval.