Spooked by Donald Trump's plan to push around 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza, Egypt is apparently mobilising its army and building up its military presence in Sinai.
As reported by German news site DW:
"For several days now, videos have been posted on social media showing what is supposedly a threatening buildup of Egyptian military forces in the Sinai area near the border of Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip.According to some Arabic-language media and several Israeli outlets, the change in Egypt's military posture in this area is a reaction to US President Donald Trump's suggestion that Palestinians in Gaza be moved into Jordan and Egypt's Sinai region while a "Gaza Riviera" is under construction."
Adding to the tension has been the threat that Trump may attempt to force Egypt to take millions of Palestinians by cutting US foreign aid to country. In return for this aid, Egypt has long pursued a policy of peaceful co-existence with Israel. By adding additional demands on Egypt that far outweigh the benefits of the aid, Trump may inadvertently push Egypt towards a more natural position of hostility towards Israel.
Israel is clearly alarmed:
"Egypt's military deployments in this area "have been ongoing since before October 7 [2023] but have been accelerated since," explained Ahmed Aboudouh, a foreign affairs expert with the Middle East and North Africa program at British think-tank Chatham House. "I don't think they are offensive, but according to the Israeli reports, their permanent nature has spooked Israel's leaders."It's unclear how many troops Egypt currently has in Sinai. But el-Hamalawy pointed out Egypt previously received permission from Israel to bring in a lot more to fight extremists in the Sinai area. In 2018, Egyptian forces in the Sinai doubled, going from 25,000 men in 41 battalions to 42,000 men in 88 battalions over the course of a year. Egypt also built more permanent bases in the Sinai area."
Trump's willingness to "fuck with" the status quo as much as possible is greatly accelerating the possibility of instability and anarchy not only in America but worldwide.
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