A senior Egyptian official warned against pushing Palestinians towards the Egyptian border.
The source said that some parties call for a mass exodus of the Palestinians from Gaza towards Egypt’s Sinai.
He added: “Since the deterioration of the situation in the occupied territories, Egypt has not spared time and has intensified its contacts with all active parties of the international community to stop the escalation and prevent the bloodshed of the Palestinian people”
On the other hand, the Israeli ambassador to Egypt Amira Oron wrote on her Instagram accoun: “Israel has no intentions regarding Sinai, and has not asked the Palestinians to move there.”
She added: “Israel is committed to the peace treaty with Egypt, in which the borders between the two countries were clearly defined. Sinai is Egyptian territory where the Egyptian army has fought terrorism during the past ten years.”
