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Israel Gaza live updates: IDF says it controls Gaza side of Rafah crossing - BBC News Israel Gaza live updates: IDF says it controls Gaza side of Rafah crossing - BBC News
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Raffi Berg The UK Prime
Digital Middle East editor Minister Rishi Sunak has urged parties involved in ceasefire negotiations to continue
Egypt has condemned Israel's operation in Rafah, warning its takeover of the crossing point "threatens the lives of more than a million Palestinians" who depend on it for aid. talking, and says, "we need to give them the space to conclude these
It also warned Israel not do anything which might jeopardise "strenuous efforts made to reach a sustainable truce". negotiations".
Egypt matters because it is a mediator in attempts to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire. Its voice also carries weight due to the fact that Egypt is the most important Arab country with which Israel has a peace agreement. He told
Egypt is extremely wary of what happens in Gaza. It shares a border with the territory, part of Rafah lies in Egypt, and it controls its side of the Rafah crossing. broadcasters in south London: "We've been consistent in saying that we
Egypt's strong words towards Israel will also be in part for domestic consumption. Ordinary Egyptians feel solidarity with Palestinians - there have been angry protests against Israel since the war began - and the government does not want to be out of step with the street. want to see an immediate humanitarian pause in this conflict so that we can
crucially release the hostages, get them back to their families and get more
aid into Gaza, people desperately need it, and then use that pause to build a
more lasting and sustainable ceasefire."
Sunak says he has
made these points to the Israeli PM previously and will continue doing so.
He adds he is "deeply
concerned about the full military incursion of Rafah given the humanitarian
consequences of that".
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