A high-ranking Egyptian source confirmed today (Saturday) that Cairo will host an Egyptian-American-Israeli meeting tomorrow (Sunday) to discuss restarting the Rafah crossing.

The Cairo News Channel quoted the source as saying, “Egypt confirmed to all parties its firm and consistent position not to open the Rafah crossing as long as Israeli control remains over the Palestinian side of it.”

The source added that Egypt held the Israeli side responsible for the results of this closure and the worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip.
He revealed "an Egyptian-American-Israeli meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow in Cairo to discuss restarting the Rafah crossing, in light of Egypt's adherence to a complete Israeli withdrawal from the crossing."

He pointed to intense Egyptian efforts to return to truce negotiations in the Gaza Strip in light of the recent American proposal.

On May 7, the Israeli army announced the imposition of its control over the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, located south of the Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt, and in the eastern region of Rafah, which led to stopping the entry of aid from Egypt into Gaza through the crossing.