Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi affirmed on Thursday the "clear position of his country from the first moment" in the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. In a speech marking the 42nd anniversary of the liberation of Sinai, Sisi emphasized Egypt's "complete rejection of any displacement of Palestinians from their lands to Sinai or any other place, in order to preserve the Palestinian cause from liquidation and to protect Egypt's national security."
He also reiterated "our firm position to insist on and work intensively for a ceasefire and to implement humanitarian aid" to the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian president pointed out the necessity of "pushing efforts to establish an independent sovereign Palestinian state, allowing Palestinians to obtain their legitimate rights."
He considered that "all of these constitute the solid constants that Egypt is keen to work within, with the higher goal of establishing peace, security, stability, and development in the region for the benefit of all its peoples." Earlier on Wednesday, Sisi warned against any Israeli military operations in the Palestinian Rafah, amid reports of an imminent Israeli ground invasion of the city. During a phone call with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Sisi stated that any military operation in Rafah "would result in catastrophic repercussions on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, as well as on regional peace and security."
