Egypt condemns Israeli PM remarks on forcing Palestinians out of Gaza

Egypt has condemned remarks by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting Palestinians could be displaced from their land, including through the Rafah crossing on the Gaza border.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry, on Friday, accused Netanyahu of seeking to prolong the conflict to avoid accountability for Israel’s actions in Gaza, and reiterated Cairo’s rejection of any plan to expel Palestinian

The targeting of



civilians and civilian infrastructure is forcing Palestinians to leave, the Ministry said, calling such practices a violation of international humanitarian law that could amount to “ethnic cleansing”.

It urged the international community to hold those responsible to account.

Egypt said that it would not be complicit in “liquidating the Palestinian cause or becoming a gateway for displacement”, describing that as a “red line”.