Egypt’s top diplomat, Badr Abdelatty, called for the immediate dispatch of an international team to oversee the ceasefire arrangements outlined in the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza initiative. He argued that only outside monitors can stabilize the situation on the ground.
Abdelatty charged that Israel has repeatedly breached the terms of the truce that began in October. “As for the International Stabilization Force, we need to deploy this force as soon as possible on the ground because one party, which is Israel, is every day violating the ceasefire… so we need monitors,” he said, according to AFP.
He also stressed that Egypt will not permit any use of the Rafah border crossing that could facilitate population transfers out of Gaza. In his words, the crossing “is not going to be a gateway for displacement. It’s only for flooding Gaza with humanitarian and medical care.”
Despite Abdelatty’s accusations, Hamas itself has failed to uphold key components of the agreement. The terror group did not return all hostages within the required 72-hour period and has repeatedly breached the “yellow line,” the designated humanitarian corridor used to deliver aid into southern Gaza. Hamas gunmen have also opened fire on IDF forces stationed in the area.
In recent days, reports circulated claiming that Egypt would reopen Rafah exclusively to allow Gaza residents to exit into Egyptian territory. Cairo swiftly rejected those claims, insisting it would only authorize the crossing to operate if travel is permitted “in both directions.”
{Matzav.com}
