Egypt is the third country to request to join South Africa\'s case, and its request is especially significant for Israel.
Palestinians living in makeshift tents at the foot of the wall separating the Gaza Strip and Egypt pack up their tents and migrate on May 9, 2024, in Rafah, Palestine.new evacuation orders for Rafah and the north of Gaza. It also comes as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency forthat around 300,000 people had fled Rafah in the last week and the death toll reported by the Gaza Health Ministry
Egypt is the third country after Colombia and Turkey to request to join South Africa’s case. However, its request is especially significant for Israel, Alon Liel, former director of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, told. Liel said that Egypt was the “cornerstone” of Israel’s standing in the Middle East since the two countries signed a treaty in 1979.
Egypt’s action on Sunday accompanied warnings and expressions of alarm from humanitarian workers, diplomats, and journalists as Israel escalated its campaign in Gaza over the weekend. The group said that Israel had killed at least 116 people — among them 22 women and 38 children — since IDF forces entered Rafah one week ago.
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