CAIRO (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its disapproval of statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in American media, describing them as “claims and deliberate misinformation.”
In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said, “Egypt confirms that these statements aim to cover up and distract attention from the blatant violations committed by Israel against civilians and the destruction of vital Palestinian facilities, including hospitals, educational institutions, and electricity and drinking water stations, as well as the use of siege and starvation as weapons against civilians.”
Egypt completely rejects any statements aimed at displacing the Palestinian people to Egypt, Jordan, or Saudi Arabia, and expresses its “solidarity with the brave people of Gaza who cling to their land despite all the horrors they face in defense of their just and legitimate cause.”
The ministry also reaffirmed its commitment to the steadfast Egyptian and Arab principles based on the right of the Palestinian people to establish their state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital.
In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu accused Egypt of preventing residents of Gaza from leaving the territory, saying, “Some were bribing the guards (at the crossing). Therefore, only the extremely wealthy managed to leave, while those who wanted to depart could not.” He added that Palestinians in Gaza should be given the option to move elsewhere.
Netanyahu claimed that Palestinians in Gaza want to leave the territory, saying he had received numerous requests from Palestinians to leave Gaza even before the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023.
With American support, Israel has committed genocide in Gaza for 15 months, resulting in around 160,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of whom are children and women, along with over 14,000 missing persons.
