Egypt will not allow the issue to be settled at the expense of others, Sisi stressed, a reference to the possibility of the Palestinians being pushed into the Sinai.
Egypt takes steps to prevent a mass exodus of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the Sinaiat a time when the Israeli bombardments stopped yesterday Tuesday the crossing of the main exit point from the Palestinian enclave.
Israel’s raids on Gaza have raised concerns in Egypt, which has called on Israeli authorities to offer safe passage to the enclave’s civilians, rather than encouraging them to flee southwest to Sinai, two Egyptian security sources said.
The Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stated yesterday Tuesday that escalation in Gaza ‘extremely dangerous’ and that Cairo is seeking a negotiated solution in cooperation with regional and international partners.
THE Egypt will not allow the matter to be settled at the expense of others, Sisi stressed, a reference to the possibility of the Palestinians being pushed into the Sinai.
The Rafah border crossing remained closed this morning, while overnight Egyptian warplanes flew over the point, security sources said. The Egyptian military has also taken up positions near the border, patrolling and controlling the area, according to Ahmed Salem of the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights.
Rafah is the only crossing to the Sinai for the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip. The movement of people and goods to and from the Palestinian enclave is tightly controlled by Egypt and Israel.
Mediation
The Palestinian Interior Ministry announced that the entrance gate on the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing was hit on Monday and Tuesday by Israeli shelling.
On Monday about 800 people left Gaza through the Rafah crossing and about 500 entered the enclave, which remains closed to the passage of goods, according to the UN.
The governor of North Sinai met with local authorities on Monday to plan their response to emergencies that may arise, although there are currently no signs of a mass gathering of Palestinians at the Rafah crossing.
In 2008 tens of thousands of Palestinians crossed into the Sinai after Hamas blew holes in the border wall.
Egypt, the first Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, has mediated between the Jewish state and the Palestinians during past conflicts in Gaza and is now lobbying to prevent further escalation.
Source :Skai
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