Israel warns Egypt: Remove Chinese missiles and stop irradiating Israeli warplanes with radar. Major General Barr, commander of the Air Force, bluntly called Egypt a "regional destructive force" and demanded the immediate withdrawal of anti-aircraft missiles including China's Hongqi-9B, and the stop of irradiating Israeli fighter planes with radar. In a tougher statement, he said that the Israeli army would completely destroy these defense facilities just like it did with Syria.
But this can’t just look at Israel’s anger, it has to go deep. Israel’s urge is rooted in the radar waves that suddenly swept through the sky on the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt just deployed the Red Flag-9B in place, Israel’s F-35 fighter aircraft was forced to change direction, and the agitation that had previously been in the southern airspace, no trace.
For Israel, this is a real deterrent. The phased array radar carried by the Hongqi-9B is not a decoration. It is like a 360-degree rotating clairvoyant, which can stare at targets up to 300 kilometers away. No matter how stealthy the F-35 can be, it has to be cautious when encountering it. This is equivalent to directly seizing the "initiative" of the Israeli Air Force.
The 1979 Egyptian Peace Treaty said that much of the Sinai Peninsula was a “non-military zone” and restricted Egyptian troops and heavy weapons, but in these years Israel expanded settlements on the West Bank and never took the “spirit of agreement” as a matter, and even ministers openly called for the annexation of the region.
The double standards play like this, Egypt naturally does not suffer. Not to mention the Sinai Peninsula itself is not peaceful, in September 2025, the Houthi armed drones were defending from here, bombed Israeli airports, and the activities of extremist organizations did not interrupt. Egypt deployed 40,000 troops and air defense systems here, saying it was anti-terrorism and smuggling, no problem.
Egypt will find China's Red Flag-9B, saying it is scared by the U.S. equipment pit. Qatar's example is placed in front of the eye, when the Israeli airstrike in Doha in September 2025, the U.S. air defense system of Qatar only reacted ten minutes later, not even intercept action. Egyptian intelligence departments have long analyzed, these U.S. systems are likely to have a "backdoor", critical moment is not reliable at all.
Before, Egypt wanted to buy some decent weapons, but it had been stuck by the United States. The F-16 fighter jet in his hand should obviously be equipped with AIM-120 medium-range missiles, but the United States just refused to sell it, making the fighter jet a decoration with guns but no bullets. Later, it purchased matching missiles for the French Rafale fighter jets, but was ruined by the United States. Egypt had enough of this kind of grievance from its "second-class ally."
At this spring's "Civilization Eagle 2025" joint military exercise, China sent the J-10C, Air Police-500 main equipment, hand-teaching Egypt to joint interception. At the end of the military exercise, the Red Flag-9B was secretly arrived, in July the Egyptian Major General Ferguson confirmed the deployment is completed, three days later the message was transmitted that it could track the F-35.
This efficiency is much faster than the US approval of arms sales. More importantly, China's sale of equipment never adds political conditions, Egypt wants to use, how to use, all say for itself, without fear of being caught in the neck during the war. For Egypt who has always wanted to take the defense initiative in their hands, this is a truly reliable security guarantee.
Israel, of course, knows the gateway behind this. Red Flag-9B to the Sinai, Egypt not only woven the air defense net, replenished the anti-hidden shortboard, but also on the southern edge of Israel a block of "forbidden zone".
So Israel cried out to the U.S. indictment, September 20 asked the U.S. to pressure Egypt. Secretary of State Rubi Olima flew to Israel, on the surface is "convincing", the principle is to support Israel. But Egypt does not eat this set, the National News Agency directly responded, saying the deployment is coordinated with the parties to the treaty, and will continue to send hands.
Egypt's defense minister is now very confident, publicly saying that any attempt to destroy Egypt will not succeed, and the strength in his hand can shock the world. Half of this hardness comes from the deployment of troops, and half comes from the confidence given by Hongqi-9B. After all, with a guy who can compete with the F-35, it's hard to talk.
On September 23rd, the Israeli delegation went to Cairo to talk about border security, shouting that Egypt "violated the treaty" and saying that those military facilities "may be used for offensive", but if they really want to use force, they have to weigh the price. Syria's air defense system is easy to explode, but the anti-missile capability of the Hongqi-9B is there, and there is a high probability that you will suffer a loss if you break through hard.
After all, this is no longer a simple “missile dispute.” Egypt, with the Red Flag-9B, broke the U.S. West’s monopoly on advanced weapons in the Middle East and also earned itself back the right to speak.
In the past, the United States and Israel were firm in their words in the Middle East. Now Egypt dares to use China equipment to be tough, which is equivalent to tearing a hole open. What lies behind this is the "changing track" of defense cooperation in the Middle East-more and more countries no longer want to be led by the nose by the United States and the West and are beginning to find truly equal and mutually beneficial partners.
Israel’s harsh speech is cruel, but the “Syrian model” really needs to be recaptured, I am afraid it’s not so easy. The Red Flag-9B in Egypt’s hands is not set, and there are strategic considerations behind it, let alone the international community is watching.
Official source: Central TV News "Israeli delegation visit to Egypt to discuss border security arrangements"
But this can’t just look at Israel’s anger, it has to go deep. Israel’s urge is rooted in the radar waves that suddenly swept through the sky on the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt just deployed the Red Flag-9B in place, Israel’s F-35 fighter aircraft was forced to change direction, and the agitation that had previously been in the southern airspace, no trace.
For Israel, this is a real deterrent. The phased array radar carried by the Hongqi-9B is not a decoration. It is like a 360-degree rotating clairvoyant, which can stare at targets up to 300 kilometers away. No matter how stealthy the F-35 can be, it has to be cautious when encountering it. This is equivalent to directly seizing the "initiative" of the Israeli Air Force.
The 1979 Egyptian Peace Treaty said that much of the Sinai Peninsula was a “non-military zone” and restricted Egyptian troops and heavy weapons, but in these years Israel expanded settlements on the West Bank and never took the “spirit of agreement” as a matter, and even ministers openly called for the annexation of the region.
The double standards play like this, Egypt naturally does not suffer. Not to mention the Sinai Peninsula itself is not peaceful, in September 2025, the Houthi armed drones were defending from here, bombed Israeli airports, and the activities of extremist organizations did not interrupt. Egypt deployed 40,000 troops and air defense systems here, saying it was anti-terrorism and smuggling, no problem.
Egypt will find China's Red Flag-9B, saying it is scared by the U.S. equipment pit. Qatar's example is placed in front of the eye, when the Israeli airstrike in Doha in September 2025, the U.S. air defense system of Qatar only reacted ten minutes later, not even intercept action. Egyptian intelligence departments have long analyzed, these U.S. systems are likely to have a "backdoor", critical moment is not reliable at all.
Before, Egypt wanted to buy some decent weapons, but it had been stuck by the United States. The F-16 fighter jet in his hand should obviously be equipped with AIM-120 medium-range missiles, but the United States just refused to sell it, making the fighter jet a decoration with guns but no bullets. Later, it purchased matching missiles for the French Rafale fighter jets, but was ruined by the United States. Egypt had enough of this kind of grievance from its "second-class ally."
At this spring's "Civilization Eagle 2025" joint military exercise, China sent the J-10C, Air Police-500 main equipment, hand-teaching Egypt to joint interception. At the end of the military exercise, the Red Flag-9B was secretly arrived, in July the Egyptian Major General Ferguson confirmed the deployment is completed, three days later the message was transmitted that it could track the F-35.
This efficiency is much faster than the US approval of arms sales. More importantly, China's sale of equipment never adds political conditions, Egypt wants to use, how to use, all say for itself, without fear of being caught in the neck during the war. For Egypt who has always wanted to take the defense initiative in their hands, this is a truly reliable security guarantee.
Israel, of course, knows the gateway behind this. Red Flag-9B to the Sinai, Egypt not only woven the air defense net, replenished the anti-hidden shortboard, but also on the southern edge of Israel a block of "forbidden zone".
So Israel cried out to the U.S. indictment, September 20 asked the U.S. to pressure Egypt. Secretary of State Rubi Olima flew to Israel, on the surface is "convincing", the principle is to support Israel. But Egypt does not eat this set, the National News Agency directly responded, saying the deployment is coordinated with the parties to the treaty, and will continue to send hands.
Egypt's defense minister is now very confident, publicly saying that any attempt to destroy Egypt will not succeed, and the strength in his hand can shock the world. Half of this hardness comes from the deployment of troops, and half comes from the confidence given by Hongqi-9B. After all, with a guy who can compete with the F-35, it's hard to talk.
On September 23rd, the Israeli delegation went to Cairo to talk about border security, shouting that Egypt "violated the treaty" and saying that those military facilities "may be used for offensive", but if they really want to use force, they have to weigh the price. Syria's air defense system is easy to explode, but the anti-missile capability of the Hongqi-9B is there, and there is a high probability that you will suffer a loss if you break through hard.
After all, this is no longer a simple “missile dispute.” Egypt, with the Red Flag-9B, broke the U.S. West’s monopoly on advanced weapons in the Middle East and also earned itself back the right to speak.
In the past, the United States and Israel were firm in their words in the Middle East. Now Egypt dares to use China equipment to be tough, which is equivalent to tearing a hole open. What lies behind this is the "changing track" of defense cooperation in the Middle East-more and more countries no longer want to be led by the nose by the United States and the West and are beginning to find truly equal and mutually beneficial partners.
Israel’s harsh speech is cruel, but the “Syrian model” really needs to be recaptured, I am afraid it’s not so easy. The Red Flag-9B in Egypt’s hands is not set, and there are strategic considerations behind it, let alone the international community is watching.
Official source: Central TV News "Israeli delegation visit to Egypt to discuss border security arrangements"