"Withdraw from certain areas in the West Bank": this is how Egypt is working to curb the wave of terrorism | Israel Today

The Saudi newspaper "A-Sharq Al-Awast" reported this morning (Wednesday) from Egyptian sources that Cairo is working intensively to curb the wave of Palestinian terrorism.

Sources told the newspaper that the head of Egyptian intelligence, Abbas Kamal, delivered a letter from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen that includes an initiative to stop the escalation. According to the sources, the initiative includes action by the security mechanisms in the territories of the Palestinian Authority to restore control in certain areas In Yosh, at the same time as the Israeli government's commitment to withdraw from the recent de-escalation measures, which it announced following the terrorist attacks in Jerusalem last weekend.

IDF forces in Jenin, photo: AFP

In addition to this, according to the report, the initiative includes the return of control of the Palestinian security mechanisms inside the refugee camps in exchange for a commitment on the part of Israel to stop the activity of the Israeli security forces, which leads to clashes and exchanges of fire in the field.

Here it should be noted that the activities of the security forces are carried out with the aim of thwarting terrorist attacks and terrorist organizations.

The Saudi newspaper reported that the Egyptian initiative was intended to "prevent Palestinian bloodshed and guarantee that there will be no justification for extremist elements in the Israeli government to take advantage of the situation and push things to further escalation."

Egyptian President al-Sisi, photo: AFP

According to the sources, during the visit of American Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Egypt at the beginning of the week, it was emphasized to him "the need for Washington to exert clear pressure on the Israeli government to prevent the deterioration of the situation on the ground in the Palestinian cities into all-out conflicts, in addition to the need to reduce the invasions of the holy places and the actions of the settlers, which provoke Rage among the Palestinians."

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