Is this Islamic country preparing for war with Israel? Israeli envoy claims military movement on the border.
Israel Ambassador in the US: Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter raised this issue in the meeting of presidents of American Jewish organizations in America at the end of january last month and called it a violation of the peace treaty.
Israel-Egypt Relations
Israel has made a big allegation against its neighboring Islamic country Egypt. Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, has made a big allegation against egypt for violating the peace treaty with Israel. The Israeli ambassador said that egypt is building military infrastructure near the Israeli border, which can be used for offensive operations. He said that Jerusalem will soon raise the issue of Cairo's military construction prominently.
Egypt accused of preparing for war
The Israeli ambassador said, "Military bases are being built there (in Sinai) and they can only be used for offensive operations and weapons attacks. This is a violation. This issue has been sidelined for a long time, but it continues. This is an issue that we are going to discuss very soon and very strongly."
Israeli envoy delivers remarks at a conference of presidents of American Jewish organizations.
Israel's ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, made the remarks during a meeting with the conference of presidents of major American Jewish organizations in late january, just before Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President donald trump in Washington.
A video of his comments was published last friday (February 14), which was later removed from social media.
For the first time, egypt has been directly accused.
It is noteworthy that this is the first time that an Israeli official has publicly accused egypt of violating the peace agreement by expanding its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula. According to a report by Israeli media outlet Ynet, several videos have emerged in recent days showing Egyptian military vehicles deployed in northern Sinai near the Gaza border. However, their authenticity is not yet clear.
Is egypt preparing for war
Amr Adib, a prominent Egyptian tv host, addressed these concerns in a program on MBC egypt on sunday (16 February) and dismissed claims that egypt was fully prepared for war with Israel. He said, "Nobody wants to enter the war, but if we are forced to fight, we are fully prepared."
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