CAIRO: Egypt has again slammed what it described as Israeli attempts to encourage Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
Any move to displace Gazans, whether voluntarily or forcibly, was on Wednesday condemned by Cairo.
The latest Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement on the Israel-Hamas war came in response to recent comments made by the Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer suggesting Palestinians should vacate the Strip.
Egyptian ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said evidence on the ground showed that Israel was trying to impose the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, an act that breached international humanitarian laws and contradicted Israel’s responsibilities as an occupying power under Article 49 of the Geneva Convention.
Speaking on behalf of the Egyptian government, he called on Israel to immediately stop its bombing and targeting of Palestinian civilians.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry made a similar appeal in a phone call last week with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
