CAIRO: As anti-Israeli sentiments continue across Egypt as part of the fallout from last Thursday's cross-border attack by Israel's defense forces that killed five Egyptian soldiers and policemen, Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) said that the Sinai Peninsula's security situation is “entirely an Egyptian affair.” The statement from Egypt's ruling military junta added that the country “will not accept any foreign action, statements or opinions that interfere with Sinai's security.” The statement came after a meeting between the military's chief Hussein Tantawi, Information Minister Osama Heikal, Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and other top ministers. The meeting also comes as Egyptians continue to demand the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Egypt amidst a security crisis that has seen anger grow toward the Jewish state and put the 1979 Camp David Treaty under threat. The statement also makes reference to alleged Israeli interference in an investigation into the causes of the cross border raid that killed Egyptians following an attack in Southern Israel that killed at least 8 people. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has described the attacks on Israeli passenger buses in Eilat as “acts of terrorism” that were partially caused by Egypt's inability to control security in Sinai. Barak apologized for the deaths of Egyptians at the border and initiated joint investigations of the incidents. Members of the SCAF described the apology as insufficient, and called for an investigation into the incidents so as to prevent a recurrence. BM