Sissi said to reject US proposal for Egypt to run Gaza security until PA ready to take over

By Jacob Magid

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9 November 2023, 2:22 am

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi meets with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna (not pictured) in Cairo on September 14, 2023. (Khaled DESOUKI/AFP)

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reportedly rejected a proposal from CIA Director William Burns for Cairo to temporarily manage security in the Gaza Strip after the war until the Palestinian Authority is prepared to take over.

Sissi told Burns that Egypt won’t play a role in removing Hamas as the terror group has helped keep its border with Gaza relatively calm in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing senior Egyptian officials.

The CIA declined to comment on the matter.