An Egyptian source confirmed today (Monday) to the Saudi newspaper "A-Sharq Al-Awast" that "Cairo has some reservations about any Israeli attempt to change the security arrangements along the border".
According to the Egyptian source, "These reservations were made clear to Israel and clear messages were sent that Egypt will not accept any Israeli presence on the Philadelphia route."
It should be noted that already on Thursday, a senior Egyptian source denied to the "Al-Cairo Al-Ahabria" channel the publications in Israel about getting closer to an agreement on Rafah and the Philadelphia axis.
According to the source, there are no new security arrangements regarding the axis."
Israel-Egypt relations info, photo: Yaacov Sa'ar / L.A.M
In addition to this, the deputy director of the "Egyptian Center for Strategic Thinking and Studies", General Muhammad Ibrahim, told Al-Sharq Al-Awast that "the Egyptian position is clear regarding the Philadelphia axis. Israel must withdraw from the idea of occupying it. Egypt aims to take all measures who can protect its national security without considering other positions."
The risk of the peace agreement
The southern neighbor recently sent strong messages to Israel, according to which the movement of Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Sinai would jeopardize the peace agreement between the two countries.
The messages were conveyed in a series of contacts between senior officials in Egypt and senior officials in Israel, and their content was communicated to the entire political-security elite in Israel.
Egypt clarified that it will not agree to the passage of refugees from Sinai to its territory.
According to one source, the Egyptian message was that "if even one Palestinian refugee passes, the peace agreement will be cancelled."
Another source said that the Egyptian message was softer, according to which "if even one Egyptian refugee passes, the peace agreement will be suspended."
Both sources explained the firm messages sent by Egypt with a mixture of anger and concern.
The anger stems from various statements and position papers, which recommended the removal of Palestinians from Gaza as a possible solution to the Gaza problem.
The Ministry of Intelligence, led by Minister Gila Gamaliel, recommended this in an official paper it published, and in recent weeks there have been several similar statements by ministers and members of Knesset, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich who repeated the same on several occasions.
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