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A reported Egyptian armor buildup in the Sinai is causing Israeli consternation and the seeds are possibly being planted for a new conflict in the Middle East.
The new warnings come less than a month after a retired Israeli diplomat accused Egypt of violating the 1979 peace treaty with his country by increasing troop presence in Sinai, reported New Arab.
David Govrin, who served as Israel's ambassador to Cairo from July 2016 to May 2019 and was Israel's first ambassador to Morocco, told the Hebrew news site, Ynet, last month that Egypt was sending more troops into Sinai than stipulated in the security annex of the treaty.
Egypt is investing, he said, huge amounts of money in the military build-up, even as no other country threatens it and despite its tough economic conditions.
"Repeated Israeli media reports about special Egyptian measures in Sinai are only part of Israel's psychological warfare which aims to keep ordinary Israelis worried about their country's security," said Gen. Ali Hefzi, a former assistant to the Egyptian minister of defence and a former governor of North Sinai.
"The fact is that Egypt continues to abide by the terms of its peace treaty with Israel, while all of Egypt's security arrangements in Sinai move hand in hand with these terms," he added.
The situation has given rise to Israeli nationalist voices for continued war in the region.
Sounds like a hard NO, to taking Palestinians.It took a long time for them to react and now they know there will be no more USAID money.
If Egypt starts shit with Israel, Israel will win. This time they should keep the Sinai.