Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned on Wednesday of the continuation of military operations in the Gaza Strip, and that they will have security and military repercussions that could get out of control. Al-Sisi said, in a press conference, while receiving German Chancellor Olaf Schulz, that displacing the Palestinians to Sinai means transferring the fighting there and it will be a base for attacking Israel, adding that the siege of the Gaza Strip ultimately aims to transfer the Palestinians to Egypt, according to what Egyptian television reported in a live broadcast.

Al-Sisi added: “If I ask the Egyptians to come out and reject the idea of displacing Palestinians to Sinai, and support the position of the Egyptian state, the world will see millions in the streets of Egypt.” He continued: “Egypt is sincerely keen on peace, and we need not to squander that with an idea that is not implementable.”

The Egyptian President explained that the matter would not be limited to the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, but would also extend to their displacement from the West Bank to Jordan. He pointed out that it is possible to transfer the Palestinians to the Negev Desert until Israel ends its operation in Gaza.

The Egyptian President said that he discussed with the German Chancellor Egypt's efforts to calm the situation in Gaza, and added that "Egypt has not closed the Rafah crossing since the beginning of the crisis," calling for allowing humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.

For his part, the German Chancellor said that Egypt and Germany agree not to expand the conflict in Palestine.

Source: Middle East