The peace treaty between Egypt and Israel is a “strategic choice,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is quoted as saying during a press conference, seemingly contradicting earlier comments from Cairo that the pact was at high risk.
“The peace agreement with Israel has been Egypt’s strategic choice for 40 years, and it represents a main pillar of peace in the region to achieve peace and stability,” Shoukry is quoted by the Turkish Anadolu news agency.
He adds that there are “set mechanisms” for dealing with any violations of the treaty, according to Anadolu.
His comments come after a senior Egyptian official told The Associated Press that Cairo had lodged protests with Israel, the United States and European governments, saying the Rafah operation has put its peace treaty with Israel — a cornerstone of regional stability — at high risk.
Yesterday, the Israeli military began calling on Palestinians in additional neighborhoods of Rafah to evacuate the area, as it pressed on with an operation against the Hamas terror group in the city in the southern Gaza Strip.
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