CAIRO, Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (WAFA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry today affirmed Egypt’s categorical rejection of the Israeli policy of distorting facts and disavowing responsibility, stressing that Israel is solely responsible for the humanitarian catastrophe that the Palestinians are currently facing in the Gaza Strip, said a statement issued by the Egyptian foreign ministry.
Shoukry made the remarks in response to statements made by Israel’s Foreign Minister, in which he demanded the reopening of the Rafah crossing and held Egypt responsible for preventing a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Shoukry stressed that the Israeli control over the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, Israeli military operations in the vicinity of the crossing, and exposure of the lives of relief workers and truck drivers to imminent dangers are the main reasons for the inability to bring in aid from the crossing.
He also denounced the desperate attempts of the Israeli side to hold Egypt responsible for the unprecedented humanitarian crisis facing the Gaza Strip, affirming that it is a direct result of the indiscriminate Israeli attacks against the Palestinians for more than seven months which so far resulted in the killing of more than 35,000 citizens, mostly women and children.
He demanded Israel assume its legal responsibilities as the occupying power, by allowing aid to enter through the land ports under its control.
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