Analysis: Joint air force and commando drills point to a fast-deepening military partnership between Cairo and Ankara, raising concerns in Jerusalem over Turkey’s regional ambitions, Egypt’s trajectory and the future balance of power in the Eastern Mediterranean

The combat training images emerging from Egyptian military facilities this month should trigger immediate alarm within Israel’s defense and intelligence communities.

While global attention remains fractured by ongoing conflicts elsewhere, Cairo and Ankara have quietly launched a massive joint military exercise codenamed Golden Eagle. This is no routine training deployment in some remote, abstract landscape. Elite paratroopers, special forces and thunderbolt commando units from both nations are actively practicing synchronized operations on Egyptian soil.

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