Not currently. UNEF operated in the Sinai Peninsula from 1957-1967 when Nasser excused them from service. Under the Camp David Accords on 1979, Egypt is allowed to place only a certain number of soldiers on the peninsula and can only increase that number with Israel's permission. Given the rise of crime in the Sinai area because of trade with Gaza, Israel has permitted Egypt to place more soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula to curb the the flow of goods to Hamas.
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