Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned – today, Saturday – of the expansion of the circle of Israeli aggression against… Gaza strip Saying that the region faces the risk of becoming a “time bomb,” while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed fears of a catastrophe that could last for decades.
Al-Sisi said that Egyptian sovereignty must be respected, referring to the interception of drones after they entered Egyptian airspace yesterday, Friday. Israel said yesterday that the marches were targeting it and accused the Houthi group of launching them.
The Egyptian army said that 6 people were injured as a result of the drones falling on the cities of Taba and Nuweiba near the Israeli border after they were launched from the southern Red Sea. He did not mention who launched these marches.
Al-Sisi said, “I warned against expanding the circle of conflict. The region will become a time bomb that will harm us all.” He added, “Egypt is a sovereign state, and its status and sovereignty must be respected. This is neither bragging nor compromising. Egypt is a very strong country that cannot be touched.”
In the same regard, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry warned in a statement of the “unprecedented” humanitarian and security repercussions of the Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, holding Israel responsible for “violating” a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian truce.
This came hours after a bloody night in the Gaza Strip that witnessed unprecedented Israeli bombing and the cutting off of communications and the Internet, amid reports of a ground incursion announced Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades The military arm of the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) Address it.
The draft UN resolution, which was submitted by nearly 50 countries, including Turkey, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, was approved by a majority of 120 votes against and 14 against, with 45 countries abstaining from voting.
The resolution calls for “an immediate ceasefire, the implementation of a humanitarian truce that preserves the lives of civilians, and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip immediately and without interruption,” according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
Egypt warned that “failing to immediately address the demands for a humanitarian truce and facilitating the access of aid to the Gaza Strip will lead to an inevitable humanitarian catastrophe and destabilize regional security in a way that represents a threat to the stability of the region.”
Russian denunciation
For his part, the Russian Foreign Minister said Sergey Lavrov Israel’s bombing of Gaza contravenes international law and risks causing a catastrophe that could last for decades.
Lavrov made the statements, which are among Moscow’s harshest criticism of Israel so far according to observers, in an interview with the official Belarusian news agency (Belta) published on Saturday.
Lavrov said, “It is impossible to eliminate Hamas, as Israel believes, without destroying Gaza along with most of its civilian population.” “If Gaza is destroyed and two million people are expelled, as some politicians in Israel and abroad suggest, this will lead to disaster for many decades, if not centuries,” he said. He stressed the need to stop the bombing “and announce humanitarian programs to save the population under siege.”
Russia, which supports an immediate ceasefire and a two-state solution, angered Israel by inviting a Hamas delegation to visit Moscow, a decision it defended on Friday. But he explained that Russia is also in close contact with Israel, saying, “We are in full contact with Israel, and our ambassador communicates with them regularly.”
For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement – today, Saturday – stating that it “condemns and denounces any ground operations carried out by Israel because of the threat to the lives of Palestinian civilians and exposing them to more dangers and inhumane conditions, indicating that it warns of the danger of continuing to undertake… These are blatant and unjustified violations that violate international law against the brotherly Palestinian people.”
The Israeli aggression enters its 22nd day, leaving thousands of martyrs and wounded and massive destruction to residential buildings and vital facilities, as Operation “Al-Aqsa floodLaunched by the Palestinian resistance factions at dawn on October 7 in response to the attacks by the Israeli occupation and settlers against the Palestinian people and their sanctities.
