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Egypt & Africa
Operation Dovecote: Israel’s 1973 Plan to Wipe Out Egypt’s Army in Sinai, and Why It Failed
Israel never expected the Bar-Lev Line to stop Egypt by itself. Its real plan, code-named Dovecote, was to let Egyptian infantry cross the Suez Canal and then crush them with tanks. Egypt studied that plan and broke it within 48 hours.
Oct 7, 20268 min read
Egypt & Africa
Why Washington Paid Egypt in Full While Israel Panics Over a Sinai Railway
Rubio released the $320 million Washington used to withhold from Egypt, crediting Cairo’s role in the Iran war. In the same weeks, Israeli media turned on a railway across Sinai. Both stories say the same thing: Egypt has made itself indispensable, and a developed Sinai is what Israel fears most.
Oct 3, 202610 min read

Operation Dovecote: Israel’s 1973 Plan to Wipe Out Egypt’s Army in Sinai, and Why It Failed