It could well appear that 2021 has been President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s lucky year, with Egypt seemingly having restored its regional status and reinforced ties with Israel, and in turn, the United States. Most recently, a security protocol that formed part of the US-sponsored peace treaty signed between Egypt and Israel in 1979 was amended, for the first time in over four decades. After what seemed to have been longstanding bilateral negotiations and coordination, both military-wise and on the political level, Israel has finally allowed Egypt to deploy permanent, fully-armed border guards in…

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