2024-06-05 10:42:02
Egyptian authorities have denied experiences that they’re prepared to start constructing new obstacles on the border with the Gaza Strip within the close to future. This assertion was made by the Al-Qahira al-Ikhbariya TV channel, citing a supply within the Egyptian institution, Day.Az experiences with regards to TASS.
“We deny the authenticity of the data introduced in plenty of Israeli media publications concerning Egypt’s readiness to construct a brand new wall on the border with the Gaza Strip,” the TV channel quoted an Egyptian official as saying.
On June 3, the Kan tv and radio firm reported that Israel and the US, throughout a trilateral assembly held in Cairo on June 2, allegedly requested their Egyptian counterparts to construct a brand new fence on the border with Gaza to be able to exclude the potential of the Palestinian Hamas militants creating new tunnels that may result in Egyptian territory. The US administration has allotted about $200 million to Cairo for the implementation of this mission, Kan claims.
On Could 29, the top of the Israeli Nationwide Safety Council, Tzachi Hanegbi, introduced that Israeli forces had taken management of three-quarters of the so-called Philadelphia Hall, a buffer zone on the border of the Gaza Strip with Egypt. The authorities of the Jewish state introduced that they’d found Hamas tunnels there, however Egypt characterised these statements as justification by the Israeli aspect of its intentions to proceed the army operation within the enclave.
In keeping with Egyptian authorities, a 14 km lengthy concrete wall is at the moment erected between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave. The peak of the wall is 6 m, and the identical variety of meters goes underground.