It is being widely reported based on press leaks that the Egyptian government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has privately threatened Israel. Cairo is
This article lists another website as its source. That website is in arabic. I ran the source article through a translator and found:
Today (Saturday), the American Wall Street Journal quoted Egyptian officials as saying that Cairo warned Israel that any ground operation in Rafah would lead to an immediate suspension of the bilateral peace agreement.
Egyptian officials added that an Egyptian delegation visited Tel Aviv last Friday to hold talks with Israeli officials about the situation in Rafah. They added that Israeli officials are trying to convince Egypt to agree to show some cooperation regarding a ground operation in Rafah, which the Egyptian side opposes, according to the newspaper.
The Wall Street Journal attributed Egyptian officials, whom it did not reveal, to say that in recent days, Egypt has redeployed dozens of main battle tanks and infantry fighting vehicles near the “Rafah border crossing.”
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation reported today, citing a senior Israeli official, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the War Council that the planned ground military operation in Rafah must be ended before the month of Ramadan next March.
The commission added that Netanyahu also ordered the army and security services to present a dual plan to the war council to evacuate the civilian population from Rafah and “eliminate the Hamas brigades” there.
I couldn’t find a link to the WSJ article listed, so I can’t be positive which article they’re referencing, but I’m confident it’s this one based on context clues like date and subject matter. Unfortunately, I can’t confirm the arabic source’s claims with WSJ since I am poor, impoverished, and also not doing well financially. So 🤷♀️ I guess.
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Military operations in Rafah threaten to strain Israel’s relations with Egypt, its neighbor and diplomatic partner. After Israel informed Egypt that it was planning a ground operation in Rafah, Egyptian officials warned that if any Palestinians were forced to cross into the Sinai Peninsula, or if Israeli troops moved into Rafah, a decadeslong peace treaty between the two countries would be suspended.
This is what I get when I ran the Arabic article through a translator. We must have chosen different articles.
Reports: Egypt threatened to suspend the peace agreement with Israel
Dubai - Mahmoud Abdel Razek - Egypt renewed its “complete rejection” of any military operation in the city of Rafah, warning of “serious consequences” that might result from that, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.
Egypt affirmed in the statement that it “will continue its contacts and movements with various parties, in order to reach an immediate ceasefire, implement the truce, and exchange prisoners and detainees.” The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on influential international powers to intensify pressure on Israel to respond to these efforts, and to avoid taking measures. It increases the complexity of the situation, and causes harm to the interests of everyone without exception.” The Egyptian threat to suspend the Camp David Accords, which has represented the cornerstone of stability between the two countries for nearly half a century, came after the Israeli Prime Minister announced that he had ordered the army to prepare for a military operation in the city Rafah. The prominent Egyptian parliamentarian and media personality, Mustafa Bakri, had previously warned of the danger that might happen to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, due to Israel’s practices.
More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people were displaced to Rafah to escape fighting in other areas, and were crowded into sprawling camps and UN-run shelters near the border. Egypt fears that thousands of Palestinian refugees will flow into its territory, while relief groups have warned that the attack The Israeli movement will exacerbate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation. The Palestinian Hamas movement said that any attack in Rafah would “blow up” the talks brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar regarding the exchange of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners.
This article lists another website as its source. That website is in arabic. I ran the source article through a translator and found:
I couldn’t find a link to the WSJ article listed, so I can’t be positive which article they’re referencing, but I’m confident it’s this one based on context clues like date and subject matter. Unfortunately, I can’t confirm the arabic source’s claims with WSJ since I am poor, impoverished, and also not doing well financially. So 🤷♀️ I guess.
Sure does give impressions of hearsay though.
A) Thank you for this research.
B) Link to WSJ article.
Thank you for the link. Below is the excerpt in question.
This is what I get when I ran the Arabic article through a translator. We must have chosen different articles.
Reports: Egypt threatened to suspend the peace agreement with Israel
Dubai - Mahmoud Abdel Razek - Egypt renewed its “complete rejection” of any military operation in the city of Rafah, warning of “serious consequences” that might result from that, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.
Egypt affirmed in the statement that it “will continue its contacts and movements with various parties, in order to reach an immediate ceasefire, implement the truce, and exchange prisoners and detainees.” The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on influential international powers to intensify pressure on Israel to respond to these efforts, and to avoid taking measures. It increases the complexity of the situation, and causes harm to the interests of everyone without exception.” The Egyptian threat to suspend the Camp David Accords, which has represented the cornerstone of stability between the two countries for nearly half a century, came after the Israeli Prime Minister announced that he had ordered the army to prepare for a military operation in the city Rafah. The prominent Egyptian parliamentarian and media personality, Mustafa Bakri, had previously warned of the danger that might happen to the peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, due to Israel’s practices.
More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million people were displaced to Rafah to escape fighting in other areas, and were crowded into sprawling camps and UN-run shelters near the border. Egypt fears that thousands of Palestinian refugees will flow into its territory, while relief groups have warned that the attack The Israeli movement will exacerbate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation. The Palestinian Hamas movement said that any attack in Rafah would “blow up” the talks brokered by the United States, Egypt and Qatar regarding the exchange of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners.
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Can confirm- that’s definitely a different source than the one I had translated.