Egypt says Netanyahu’s Philadelphi comments aimed at distracting Israeli public

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issues a statement rejecting Prime Minister’s comments regarding the Philadelphi Corridor and the need for Israel to indefinitely maintain control over the Egypt-Gaza border stretch.

“Cairo rejects the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and deems him responsible for increasing tensions in the region,” the statement says.

The statement rejects Netanyahu’s claims that Cairo has allowed Hamas to smuggle weapons from the Sinai Peninsula to Gaza and accuses the premier of attacking Egypt in order to distract the Israeli public from the mounting criticism of his handling of the war.

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