Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt

Smoke is seen as members of Palestinian national security forces loyal to Hamas demonstrate their skills at a scene simulating breaking into a site during a military graduation ceremony in the northern Gaza Strip June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army has fought deadly battles with Islamist insurgents in recent days.

Major-General Yoav Mordechai, who oversees Israel's civilian policy towards Gaza, named members of Hamas's military wing he said were involved in training fighters of Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and smuggling wounded from Sinai into Gaza for treatment.