Egypt said to warn Israel it will boost forces in Sinai — violating treaty — if Gazans forced across border

20 September 2025, 11:13 am

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Egyptian army soldiers guard their side of the Rafah crossing, closed since early May, on July 4, 2024. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)

Egypt warns Israel that it will increase its forces along the border with Gaza if there is a mass wave of Palestinians that migrate from the Strip, the Lebanese Al Akhbar newspaper reports, citing unnamed sources.

Within 72 hours of such an event, Egypt would double the number of troops on the border and bring in heavy weaponry and helicopters into the Sinai, the report says.

According to the Egypt-Israel peace treaty, Israel must approve the transfer of heavy weaponry and increases in troops into the peninsula.

An Egyptian military source tells the newspaper that the increase in military forces in the Sinai would deter Israel from forcing Gazans across the border.