Egypt points out that Israel “has not yet given permission” to open the Rafah crossing

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of EgyptSameh Sukri, noted today that Israel has not yet given authorization to open the border crossing between its country and the Gaza strip for the entry of humanitarian aid and the exit of citizens from the Palestinian enclave under Israeli bombing.

“I spoke to the UN envoy (about an Israeli license), but so far nothing new in the Israeli position. This is very serious“Shukri said in a press conference with the Foreign Minister of France, Catarina Colonnavisiting Egypt to treat the crisis triggered for Hamas’ “terrorist” attack on Israeli territory last week, and for Israel’s indiscriminate siege and bombing of the Gaza Strip.

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In a tougher tone than up until now, the Egyptian minister stressed that his country is “completely willing to send help and facilitate the exit of foreigners” in Linkand said he hoped that “there will be a solution for this soon”.

“The current situation cannot continue like this, practices (of Israel) exceeded all principles of international humanitarian law“, stressed the minister.

Shukri highlighted that his country works “from the beginning” so that the border crossing, which received at the beginning of the Israeli retaliation several attacks in its vicinity, “is operational” and also gathered “large amounts of aid” to insert it into the territory.

The French minister, in turn, acknowledged that Israeli approval for the entry of aid and the exit of foreigners under attack is still lacking. Linksomething that countries like “Egypt, USA and France”.

“We saw that the permission (approval) did not arrive and we made new efforts with the Israeli authorities to obtain the humanitarian help“, he said Column.

Egypt plans to open the crossing today Rafathat connects the Gaza strip with the peninsula Sinai Egyptian, for the entry of humanitarian help and the departure of foreigners from the Palestinian enclave, Egyptian security sources told EFE.

The Arab country conditioned the opening of the border on the departure of foreigners residing in the Link authorization to enter humanitarian help for the 2.2 million isolated Gazans and blocked in the small territory.

In Link those killed due to Israeli indiscriminate bombings exceed 2,750the highest number in the history of the enclave – which already has more deaths than in the 2014 conflict, which lasted 55 days – and the injured total 9,700.

They died in Israel more than 1,400 people, the vast majority civilians, due to the attack Hamas last Sunday, the worst massacre in the country’s history.

Source: Elcomercio

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