Such an exodus could cause a “rupture” in Egypt-Israel relations, Cairo was said to warn.
According to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, some 85 percent of the Gaza population, almost two million people, has been displaced since war broke out following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.
Egypt’s concern, according to the Axios report, is that as the IDF operation expands to the south of the Strip, Israel will “push Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt — and not allow them to return after the war.”
Earlier this month, Channel 12 and Kan news both reported that Hamas was seeking to stir up tensions between Israel and Egypt by forcing displaced Gazans south towards the Rafah border crossing, to put pressure on Cairo to call for a ceasefire. READ MORE
