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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Report: Israeli delegation to Cairo presenting new offer for Philadelphi Corridor including UN monitoring force
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According to the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper, the Israeli delegation currently in Cairo for hostage-ceasefire talks is reportedly presenting a new proposal for an arrangement at the Philadelphi Corridor that would see a United Nations monitoring mission permanently deployed at several fixed points along the Gaza-Egypt border.
The European Union would have a mission at the Rafah Crossing along with the Palestinian Authority, according to the plan cited in the report.
IDF troops would gradually withdraw from the border, says the report.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement stressing that he would not agree to the withdrawal of IDF forces from the Philadelphi Corridor or the placement of an international force there.
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed notes that the Egyptian position on this proposal is not yet clear.
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