The Egyptian and Israeli armies announced the amendment of the security agreement concluded between the two sides in order to strengthen the Egyptian border guard forces and their capabilities in the border area in Rafah. The Israeli military noted that the political level in Israel approved the amendment, without further details.
The peace treaty signed on March 26, 1979, imposed severe restrictions on the number of troops that could be deployed on both sides of the Sinai border, but allowed for an increase in the numbers of troops by agreement.