Israel informed Egypt this evening of its intention to send troops into Rafah and the Philadelphia axis area, despite Egypt's firm opposition, Sky News Arabia reports.
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Israelis tried to reassure Egypt that they “would not displace the Palestinians towards Egyptian lands.”
| I can’t find anything about this in either The Times of Israel or Al Ahram. The Jerusalem Post explains in a post in their liveblog: |
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Head of the State Information Services (SIS) Diaa Rashwan said earlier this week, "It must be strictly emphasized that any Israeli move in this direction will lead to a serious threat to Egyptian-Israeli relations."
In response to a question about Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...and Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday evening that "Relations with Egypt are ongoing and normal between the governments all the time. Each of us has interests; Egypt needs to say certain things. They take care of their interests, and we take care of ours."
Former IDF front man Avi Benyahu also hinted this week in his X account that the IDF may make its way further south, reaching Rafah, Maariv reported.