Officially: The Egyptians asked permission to move 3500 men into the region to crack down on the nut jobs. Israel signed off on this.
Problem is that the nature of the troops being sent isn't what Israel was expecting. Thats the issue. Of course, they sent in at last count just over 4k, but the number doesn't mean much if they was just leg infantry. Egypt has done that before and no one batted an eye because it was a small percentage increase, and they was pulled back once they was done doing what they was doing (Cracking Nut Job's Heads).
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