The bilateral accord stipulates that Egypt can station only 22,000 troops in the western part of the peninsula, known as Zone A. In the eastern section bordering Israel, known as Zone C, the Egyptian presence is restricted to Central Security Forces personnel. Composed of poorly trained cadets, the CSF is limited to carrying out “normal police functions,” according to the agreement’s security annex.
埃及人认为1979年埃以和平条约导致他们无法从军事上管理西奈。因为双边协议规定埃及只能在划为A区的西奈半岛西部部署22,000人的部队。而在与以色列接壤的东部的C区，埃及允许派驻的只限于中央安全部队。中央安全部队由缺乏训练的军校学员组成，按照协议安全附件的规定只限于履行“常规警察职能”。