Egypt unlikely to ‘budge’ on Philadelphi Corridor, Rafah crossing: Analysis

Egypt’s former assistant foreign minister, Hussein Haridy, says questions over the status of Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah crossing are likely to feature prominently in US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks with Egyptian officials today.
As we’ve reported, Israel has pressed to maintain control over these strategic sections of Gaza in ceasefire negotiations, conditions that Hamas and Egypt have rejected.
Haridy told Al Jazeera that the dispute has been a sticking point in the negotiations and raised tensions between Israel and Egypt.
Haridy said he expected discussions between Blinken and Egyptian officials today to be “quite frank” and that Cairo was unlikely to “budge” on its stance.
Egypt has always rejected the permanent Israeli military presence in the Philadelphi Corridor as well as Israeli control over Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing,” Haridy said. “This remains the Egyptian position.”

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[melisadirilish]

If Egypt opposes to it, then they should exercise their sovereign rights and take Philadelph Coridor back. As simple as that.

[coffee]

Blinken who is 100% Israel First, doesn't care about the USA, Egypt, Peace, ...alll he wants is to defend Israel with all of USA's might!

[basstrap]

Not only have the US and its proxy come up with a proposal that the Palestinians won’t agree upon. They’ve managed to come up with a proposal that Egypt, who aren’t even a party to the conflict, won’t agree upon. Blinken is doing more harm than good by agreeing wording with the Israeli regime before presenting it to the Palestinians as “an agreed deal”.

[marilynshepherd]

When is the west going to read the ICJ report and tell Israel to get out of Palestinian land

[eamonnsiocain]

Why do “interviewers” interrupt? They should be called “interruptors.”

[philsurgenor]

You mean the place that Israel expelled Egypt from a war commitment and then continued to destroy gaza?

[vaclavkubicek]

Blinken's stupidity and constant lying endangers world peace. - He belongs in jail.

[jayaziz]

Egyption position if any on Philledelphia corridor is cosmetic cover. They stood by silently whle yhe lsrarlis were slaughtering Gazzans right under their watch across the border. Very strange and suspicious. So what are they negotiating??? They allowed all to happen.

[alexang]

Keep talking. They have no guts to confront israel.

[luanhasa-nhmi]

Shame on Government of Sisi who stayed silent when IDF slaughtered 1000's of palestinians civilians in gaza, rafah, west bank.Egypt did not do nothing to stop IDF from crossing the corridor Philadelphia. What kind of neighborhood of palestine.

[enaya]

Egypt has no influence on the US.

Egypt is the 2nd highest receiver of American annual financial aid. Guess who the 1st is?
Israil is the first.

Why do you think this is the case.

[Molly-nn]

American diplomacy or apartheid in polished form that Israel and US are trying to ensure.

[samueltan]

They forgotten. This corridor does not belong to Egypt.

[User_adiv]

Well we know now that Egypt is involved totally in this conflict against Israel and she seems to to be an angel supporting the weapons for Hamas with a monumental help but doesn’t want them either

[hazelem]

As always with America and Israel. They “find” solutions and make agreements without actually consulting with the people directly involved. Aka the Palestinians.

[MYInteriorArchitect]

اللهم إني أعوذ بك من التـردي ، والهدم ، والغرق ، والحرق وأعوذ بك أن يتخبطني الشيطان عند الموت ، وأعوذ بك من أن أموت في سبيلك مدبرا ، وأعوذ بك أن أموت لديغا

[ntme]

Everyone that wants Israel to not man the border happily ignores how Hamas is getting all of their weapons.😂

[TheArchives]

The maintenance of Egypt Gaza crossing is crucial for the security of the state of Israel and cannot be negotiated, when there're terror elements operating on the Egyptian counterpart.

[lawkid]

Egypt has always reject israels taking over philadelphi corridor but there is nothing they can do but just watch from their territory 😂

[mazlanmdzain]

The question here is that whether Egypt can afford to resist the US and Israeli to take that corridor.