The Wall Street Journal quoted Egyptian officials as saying that Cairo had warned Tel Aviv against any attacks on the Philadelphia axis and any waves of displacement of Palestinians.

The American newspaper pointed out on Saturday that Egyptian leaders are always keen to show their full support for the Palestinians and for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, in addition to Cairo’s constant warning against displacing the Palestinians from their land.

The newspaper reported that Cairo seriously considered withdrawing its ambassador from Tel Aviv, and that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected several attempts by Netanyahu to talk to him.

It also stated that Egyptian-Israeli relations are at their lowest levels in two decades.

The newspaper said that the Gaza war imposes a reckoning on the sensitive Egyptian-Israeli relations, explaining that Egypt was the first Arab country to recognize Israel in 1979.

Relations between the two parties were rarely cordial. Civilians from both countries rarely meet far from the Red Sea resorts.