The plan is an alternative to Trump’s Gaza scheme, and explicitly rejects his proposal to relocate Gaza’s population.

Jerusalem has officially protested the recent violations of the 1979 peace treaty, which prohibits Cairo from having a sizeable military presence in Sinai.

Tensions rise as Israeli website discusses potential war prompting the blatant military threat from an Egyptian official.

Egypt has constructed military bases in Sinai “that can only be used for offensive operations,” the Israeli ambassador to the United States confirmed.

“The presence of tanks near Israel’s border is a blatant violation of the peace agreement,” says IDF Lt. Col. (res.) Eliyahu Dekel.

“I do think he’ll take” in some of the Palestinians, “and I think other countries will take also,” the president said, referring to King Abdullah II of Jordan.

While Israel’s defense establishment touts ongoing cooperation with Cairo, observers have concerns.

The Arab governments in the Middle East are less enthusiastic about the new government in Syria than the Western states.

“It turns out that the Egyptians have been playing a double game.”