Egypt on Tuesday rejected Israeli statements holding it responsible for preventing the humanitarian catastrophe that the Palestinians are currently facing in the Gaza Strip, and said that Israel is solely responsible for this crisis.
Commenting on statements in this regard by Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in a statement published by the ministry that Egypt affirms its categorical rejection of the policy of distorting the facts and disavowing responsibility followed by the Israeli side, denouncing Tel Aviv’s desperate attempts to hold Egypt responsible for the unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Which the Gaza Strip faces, which are a direct result of random Israeli attacks against Palestinians for more than 7 months.
He continued that the Israeli control over the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing and the Israeli military operations in the vicinity of the crossing, which lead to exposing the lives of relief workers and truck drivers to imminent dangers, are the main reason for the inability to bring in aid from the crossing.
He continued that the Israeli army’s control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, and the Israeli military operations in the vicinity of the crossing, which result in exposing the lives of relief workers and truck drivers to imminent dangers, constitute the main reason for the inability to bring in aid from the crossing.
I have the facts
The Egyptian Foreign Minister accused Tel Aviv of distorting the facts regarding the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, and demanded that it assume its legal responsibility as the occupying power.
The Israeli Foreign Minister said in a statement that “the task of preventing a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip now falls on the shoulders of our Egyptian friends.”
He added that Hamas will not again control the Rafah crossing, saying that it is a security necessity that Israel will not give up.
The Israeli army’s control of the Rafah crossing a week ago led to the cessation of the entry of aid through it, and sparked international warnings about the worsening of the existing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.