Egypt has seized two tons of explosives headed toward the Sinai Peninsula just days after military forces began flooding tunnels that connect the strategic area and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The operation will deepen concerns over the extent to which smuggling remains prevalent on the Peninsula. Israel and Arabic analysts have expressed concerns that Egyptian forces have proven either unable or unwilling to fully stem the tide of jihadist forces that has been washing over the area, and that Al Qaeda-linked groups continue to conduct terror campaigns against civilians and Egyptian officers.