2024-05-12 08:01:24
Cairo: The Israeli army has started an operation in Rafah, the last remaining stronghold of Hamas in Gaza. More than 1 million Palestinians have taken shelter at this place. Western countries, including the United Nations, have warned that any operation in Rafah would prove disastrous for the Palestinians. But the troubles of Palestinians are not ending here. Now a neighboring Muslim country of Israel is deploying troops against the Palestinians. There is currently a major military activity going on in the Sinai region bordering Israel and Gaza, which is supported by the government of the Muslim country Egypt. Last week, Ibrahim al-Organi, the extremist leader of Sinai, attended the inauguration ceremony of a tribal organization of Arabs. Were. It is a paramilitary unit comprising five tribal groups from across Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was named honorary chair of the ceremony. Along with this, plans were also announced to build Sisi City on the site of Al-Arja, a village adjacent to Rafah near the Egypt-Israel border.
questions arising from time
Both the time and place of formation of this alliance are important. Firstly, the place chosen for the formation of this alliance is not very far from Gaza and secondly, its time has been chosen when Israel has launched a ground attack in Rafah this week. After the start of the war in Gaza, more than one million displaced Palestinians are taking shelter in Rafah.
The biggest fear of the Cairo government at this time is that after the Israeli attack in Rafah, Palestinians will move towards Egypt on a large scale. Thousands of Palestinians have fled to Egypt since the war began. Egypt has in the past also given shelter to Palestinians who have created problems for it due to their involvement in extremist activities. Since the start of the war in Gaza, Egyptian officials have repeatedly expressed concern over the potential displacement of Palestinians in the Sinai.
Plan to stop Palestinians from entering
The problem for Egypt is that it cannot stop the Israeli military operation in Rafah, which means it will have to deal directly with the huge influx of displaced people heading towards the Sinai. Egypt has already taken significant measures, including fencing and tightening security along the border with the Gaza Strip, as well as providing support and funding for camps inside Gaza.
Even after this, there is a possibility of arrival of displaced people on a large scale. In such a situation, Egypt is planning to keep the displaced Palestinians isolated under high security in the area along the border. This will help it control the Palestinians as well as put pressure on them to return to Gaza. Egypt’s problems still do not end. Gazans have many relatives in the Sinai. If Egypt deploys its army, it may face huge opposition within its country. But the new military alliance being formed inside Egypt seems to be serving this purpose.