They lost their whole army in an afternoon, I would think they would have learned their lesson....
They want to see how the Israelis respond. If the Israelis do nothing, more will follow. Logistically, a small Egytian force on the east side of the Suez canal is cut off, like Grant’s army at Shiloh. It’s a diplomatic gambit on the Egyptians’ part. If they can establish fortified positions on the east of Suez, they will gain a huge strategic advantage. It does bode well, and the Israelis must resist.
“They lost their whole army in an afternoon, I would think they would have learned their lesson....”
The problem is that they have better equipment now: made in the U.S. gear rather than third-rate Soviet gear.
So now it’s simply a matter of whether Egyptian training is any good and how brave their soldiers may be.
The U.S. really should install secret “disable” devices on things like tanks and SAMs and such when sold to third world countries.