Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi delivered a stark warning to Israel during the opening of an emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, cautioning that ongoing Israeli actions could lead to the collapse of the decades-old peace treaty between the two nations. While it might be more of a cold peace, the threat shows the declining relationship between the two countries.
Speaking at the summit, convened by Qatar in response to Israel's airstrike on Hamas leaders in Doha last week, Sisi stated that he had directly alerted Israeli officials to the dangers posed by continued military operations and escalations across multiple fronts. "The current events and the continuation of fighting in various fronts increase the risk and heighten the possibility that the peace agreement between our countries will collapse," Sisi said, according to reports from the event.
The summit, attended by leaders from Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states, follows Israel's September 9 airstrike on a compound in Doha's diplomatic quarter, where senior Hamas political figures were meeting to discuss a U.S.-proposed Gaza ceasefire. The attack killed five Hamas members, including the son of chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and one Qatari security officer, though the primary Hamas leadership survived. Qatar condemned the strike as "state terrorism" and a violation of its sovereignty, prompting widespread regional outrage and calls for a unified response. (Ed note: Both Bill Salus and Hal Lindsey have well said that, "The peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan are as thin as the paper they are printed upon.) (Read More)
