Egypt condemns Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza and urges all parties to respect the ceasefire ahead of the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing tomorrow.
In a statement from its foreign ministry, Egypt condemns Israel’s “repeated violations” of the truce after Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed 31 people on Saturday.
According to the IDF, the strikes targeted four commanders in the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups, as well as a weapons depot, an arms manufacturing site and two rocket launching positions. The military said the strikes were in response to what it called a “violation of the ceasefire agreement.”
After the attacks, Cairo urges all parties to “exercise the utmost restraint,” ahead of the expected opening of the Rafah Crossing.
Israeli forces are due to allow the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza to reopen tomorrow for the first time since the previous ceasefire ended last March.
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