Why Tensions Are Rising between Israel and Egypt
Cairo has responded to an IDF offensive by blocking aid to Palestinians.
May 15, 2024
Why Tensions Are Rising between Israel and Egypt
Cairo has responded to an IDF offensive by blocking aid to Palestinians.
Ahead of the current operation in Rafah, the IDF seized the city’s border crossing, coming within three miles of Egyptian territory. In response, Egypt blocked all humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza. (Israel has since opened a new route for aid to enter the northern part of the Strip.) Cairo appears to be punishing Gazans to express its displeasure with Jerusalem, which it has warned against coming so close to its territory. It has also declared its support for South Africa’s spurious lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Quite possibly, the IDF waited so long to seize this key border crossing because it didn’t want to upset its oldest Arab ally. Benny Avni examines the diplomatic fallout:
May 15, 2024
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