The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (“Kan 11”) reported on Thursday evening that Israeli security officials said that Tel Aviv would be ready to withdraw its forces from the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, if Cairo decided to reopen and operate the Rafah crossing.

This came as the official Israeli channel reported that “following American pressure, Egypt is preparing to renew the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in the coming days, through the Kerem Shalom crossing,” and hoped that this would take place starting Sunday.

After occupying the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, on May 7, the Egyptian side decided to freeze the entry of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip, and held the occupation authorities responsible for obstructing the entry of aid, amid tension in relations between the two sides.

According to "Kan 11", Israeli security officials indicated that Tel Aviv "will not oppose opening the crossing if Egypt wants, and will be prepared to withdraw its forces according to operational and political considerations," without revealing further details.

This comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice demanding that Israel “keep open” the Rafah crossing, which has been closed for 19 days, to facilitate the entry of aid through it into the Gaza Strip.

On May 7, the Israeli occupation army took control of the Palestinian side with the Rafah crossing, and Cairo responded by refusing to coordinate with Tel Aviv regarding the crossing, accusing it of “causing a humanitarian disaster” in the Strip.

On Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, during a phone call, to “deliver aid to the United Nations through the Kerem Shalom crossing on a temporary basis, until a legal mechanism is reached to restart the Rafah crossing from the Palestinian side,” according to Statement by the Egyptian Presidency.

On Friday, the private Cairo News Channel quoted a “high-ranking” Egyptian source, following this agreement, that his country was keen on solutions for Gaza relief, stressing that Cairo “will not accept the fait accompli policy” that Israel is trying to impose in Gaza.

The source, whose identity was not revealed by the channel, said: “Egypt will not stand idly by in the face of the devastating, catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza.” He stressed that the Rafah crossing is an Egyptian-Palestinian crossing, and that Cairo "will re-enter aid through a mechanism to be agreed upon in coordination with the Palestinian Authority."

He stressed that his country "is keen to alleviate the impact of the lack of aid by bringing it in through the Kerem Shalom crossing until the Rafah crossing returns to operating normally."

On Friday, the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued new temporary measures demanding that Israel “immediately stop its attack on Rafah,” “maintain the opening of the Rafah crossing to facilitate the entry of aid into Gaza,” and “submit a report to the court within a month on the steps it has taken.” " In this regard.