Egypt’s foreign ministry yesterday warned against calls from the Israeli army for more than one million of Gaza Strip’s residents to leave their homes and
Such a move would be a “grave violation” of international humanitarian law and expose the lives of Gaza residents to danger, putting hundreds of thousands of people in areas not fit to accommodate them, the ministry said in a statement.
Egypt shares border with Gaza and has been alarmed by the prospect that its residents could be displaced by Israel’s siege and bombardment of the territory launched in retaliation for a devastating incursion by Hamas militants. Cairo has been trying to facilitate provision of relief for Gaza through Rafah, the main border crossing from the territory that is not controlled by Israel, but two security sources said yesterday that talks with the United States and other countries had failed so far to secure a way to deliver the aid.Operations at the crossing were disrupted by Israeli strikes on the Palestinian side of the border earlier this week and civilians have not been passing through the crossing since Tuesday.
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