Cairo's role is the most important against Rafah invasion: Official

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen Net
11 Feb 2024 20:00
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A leader of the Resistance factions has stated that Cairo's role in repelling the Israeli invasion of Rafah is the most significant, particularly because it threatens Egypt's security.

Palestinians look at a damaged residential building after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 (AP)

A Palestinian Resistance factions' official told Al Mayadeen that Cairo's role in repelling the Israeli invasion of Rafah is the most significant, particularly because it threatens Egypt's security.

The official called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately mobilize to "thwart the Nazi occupation's military operation and plans," as well as visit the Palestinian-Egyptian border to tangibly witness the dangers looming on Arab national security.

He warned that the war would border Egypt and threaten its sovereignty and national security, and noted the consequences the invasion of Rafah would have on the entire region.

Nationally, the Israeli threats of invading Rafah would put over 1.5 million Palestinian refugees at risk of ethnic cleansing, the Resistance leader emphasized. Adding that the occupation's displacement plans must not be achieved, he ascertained that the Palestinian people reject all attempts at their displacement, will not leave even if forced, and will only return to the homes they have been forcibly displaced from.

On Saturday, the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas warned that the Israeli occupation's planned operation in overcrowded Rafah could cause "tens of thousands" of casualties in the city that has become the last refuge for displaced Gazans.

Egypt threatens to suspend 'peace accords'

Earlier on Sunday, Egypt threatened to dissolve its normalization agreement with "Israel" if the occupation deployed condensed forces along its border with the Gazan city of Rafah.

Two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat stated that in case "Israel" makes the move, Egypt would be forced to block the Rafah crossing, which is currently the only humanitarian corridor that supplies Gaza with relief aid.

This comes a day after Cairo sent warnings to "Israel" regarding their diplomatic relations - that these may cease in case the Israeli forces launch a full-scale invasion of the city of Rafah, according to the Wall Street Journal.