2023 Israel–Hamas war #3

Eugenio Argentina wrote: Lt.Col Eli Dekel (ret.), former head of the field research branch in the IDF, on a recent interview on 103FM, had some interesting things to state, explaining the Egyptian interest in the current Gaza war and where it conflicts with Israeli interests.

4) In the Lieutenant Colonel’s opinion, and based on his service as the head of an entire branch of the IDF which specialized in the studies of the capabilities of enemy forces and their culture, Egypt is seriously considering the possibility of open conflict with Israel.

5) Eli states that the Armed Forces of Egypt have started, over the last year, has dug over 60 bunkers, strategic reserves, ammunition dumps, fuel depots, and the likes, in Sinai and the west bank of the Suez Canal, the disposition of these installations and the closeness they have towards the Israeli border would insure a swift deployment of field armies, and for their resupply - Lt.Col Eli also states that Egypt has practically violated the remaining articles of Camp David by building the bunkers, fortresses, tunnels, and so on, and that the diplomatic wish-wash reports were simply made not to panic the Israeli population.

Very interesting! For years I've predicted an eventual breakdown of Egypt-Israel peace and the process may have finally started. Ahmedfire, do you have any comments on this?

Egypt is capable of defending its interests and sovereignty over its land and borders and will not leave it in the hands of a group of extremist Israeli leaders who seek to drag the region into a state of conflict and instability," Rashwan said, calling it a "red line" that Israel must not cross.

It was the second such red line drawn by Egypt, after it previously declared a "categorical rejection of [Israel] forcibly or voluntarily displacing our Palestinian brothers" from Gaza to Egypt's northeast Sinai peninsula, which borders the small coastal territory.