Blinken asked Egypt to take part in peacekeeping force on Philadelphi Route — report
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi (R) meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd-L) and US Ambassador to Cairo Herro Mustafa Garg (L) in Alamein in northern Egypt on August 20, 2024. (EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP)
US Secretary of State proposed Egypt participate in international peacekeeping forces on the Philadelphi Corridor in order to pressure Israel to withdraw from the Egypt-Gaza border route in exchange for a ceasefire-hostage deal, the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet reports.
Citing information it received on the talks, the report says Blinken’s proposal to Cairo on Tuesday includes a supervisory role for Israel over the peacekeeping force.
The Philadelphi Corridor runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, where Hamas for years smuggled in arms and weapons components. Netanyahu has insisted that Israel will not withdraw from the route to prevent Hamas from rearming.
