Egypt has informed Israel that it will suspend the Camp David Accords, which in 1979 ended the long-standing conflict between the two countries, if the Jewish state forces Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to cross the border into Egypt through a military offensive. as reported on Monday, the EFE agency, citing an Egyptian security source, as reported by News.ro.
"Egypt has informed Israel of suspending the Camp David Treaty if Israel violates the military and security protocols which paved the way for peace between the two countries," said the source in Cairo, who spoke under condition of anonymity. "If even one Palestinian refugee passes through," Egyptian officials reportedly told Israel, "the peace agreement will be voided."
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It also said Egypt's warning to suspend the peace treaty, which has been a cornerstone of stability in the region for nearly half a century, came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had ordered the army to prepare for a major offensive against the city. Rafah, located at the southern end of the Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt.
The city of Rafah is the last refuge of Palestinians displaced by the war from the rest of the Gaza Strip
The town of Rafah is the last refuge of Palestinians displaced by the war from the rest of the Gaza Strip. In the area of this city there are today about 1.4 million Palestinians, more than half of the population of the Palestinian enclave where the Israeli army is waging an offensive to destroy the Islamist movement Hamas.
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The population of Rafah has increased fivefold since Israel launched its counteroffensive against Hamas in Gaza. About half of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are now in Rafah "living in makeshift structures, tents or in the open," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted on February 1.
"Any attempt to force Palestinians into Egypt will be met with the suspension of the peace agreement signed between the two countries," insists the Egyptian source, who stresses that there will be no forced relocation of the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. through Israelis.
These military actions are crossing a red line. According to the Saudi al-Arabiya station, Egypt has already decided to limit security communications with Israel, except for those related to truce negotiations and a prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
According to the same post, Egyptian officials are further irritated by the release of information in Israel which claims that the authorities in Cairo would agree to the launch of an Israeli military operation in Rafah, and specifically for this operation Egypt has repeatedly warned that it will not allow it to happen. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed on Sunday "the need to unite all regional and international efforts to prevent an attack on the Palestinian city of Rafah."
