Cairo wants help through funding and equipment if an Israeli operation into Rafah sends Gazans fleeing to its border.
Egyptian officials say they need more funding and security assistance to help secure the border before any ground invasion by Israel into Rafah. | Amr Nabil/APEgyptian officials have put forward a slew of requests from the U.S. in negotiations with Israel over Gaza, including security funding and equipment, according to five officials from Egypt, the U.S. and Israel.
The Egyptian requests come as American officials deliberate with their counterparts in Qatar, Egypt and Israel to iron out a roadmap that will eventually lead to a pause in fighting to allow for the release of all remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. As part of those talks, Israel has said it will attempt to clear Hamas militants out of the southern portion of the enclave by conducting a ground operation in Rafah.
“In order for Israel to move ahead with the Rafah invasion, we really need the approval of Egypt,” the Israeli official said. “It’s their border they’re worried about. They don’t want to house all of the Gazans in Rafah.” A third U.S. official said the administration has accelerated conversations with the Egyptians in recent weeks amid growing concerns about its border, adding that Washington also wants to shut off all potential routes of smuggling for Hamas.
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