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An Israeli security analysis has warned that any formal military alliance between Egypt and Saudi Arabia could significantly alter the regional balance of power and pose a strategic threat to Israel’s southern borders. The report, published by the Hebrew news website “Natsiv Net,” described the potential Cairo–Riyadh partnership as “the most dangerous front” for Israeli security, noting that the growing coordination between the two militaries could “redraw the map of power in southern occupied Palestine.” According to the analysis, the combined military strength of Egypt and Saudi Arabia — regarded as the second- and third-largest armies in the region — represents a new strategic reality that Israel “cannot afford to ignore.” The report urged Tel Aviv to develop “appropriate military […]
