"The era of great wars is not over yet," Professor Aryeh Eldad told Israeli Broadcasting Channel 7. He described Egypt as posing a great danger to Israel and the Egyptian military's capabilities in the Sinai desert as "frightening." . He added that Israel should include the option of war with Egypt in its annual risk assessment because of the "strength and action" of the Egyptians.

Eldad pointed out that Israeli military officers have been taught that the era of great wars is over; The events of October 7 showed that Israelis must pay attention not only to the enemy's intentions, but also to his capabilities. Therefore, Egypt could pose a major threat to Israel.

"What we see on the ground is the strength and action of the Egyptian people," he said. “It has been many years since we signed the peace agreement with Egypt to abandon the entire Sinai Peninsula. The guarantee was to reduce the military strength of Sinai. Over the years, this consensus has been completely eroded and vice versa.

He explained that because of ISIS/Daesh, it was in Egypt's interest to get stronger in Sinai, but when Tel Aviv allowed the Egyptians to increase their numbers. The Egyptian army did not return these forces to the other side of the Suez Canal in order to temporarily build up its forces. In doing so, they actually violated the agreement to maintain a much larger force than was authorized.

Asked whether an attack from Egypt was a dangerous scenario in a war with Hamas, Professor Eldad said this was the least worrisome part. But he said that since signing a peace deal with Israel, Egypt has built highways in the Sinai Peninsula and built underground facilities to store long-range missiles and vast amounts of fuel, preparing it for another war. He warned that he was preparing his army against the enemy. He claimed that the rockets were aimed only at Israel. “We cannot prepare for a confrontation with Iran by supplying fuel to the Sinai Peninsula.” Egypt

Source: Middle East Monitor