Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been

 seeking to liquidate the Palestinian issue by transferring Gazans to Egyptian territory,

 represented by what the Financial Times quoted from its sources, that Israeli Prime Minister

 Benjamin Netanyahu "seeks to convince European leaders to pressure Egypt to accept

 refugees from the Gaza Strip".

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edited by |Jus Mcmahon

 

Politic section -  CJ journalist

 

World – November,1,2023

 

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Sources "familiar with the discussions" told The Financial Times that "Netanyahu's proposal

 was presented by several countries, including the Czech Republic and Austria, in private

 discussions during the summit of EU leaders on Thursday and Friday".

The newspaper added that the main European countries, especially France and Germany, as

 well as the United Kingdom, rejected this proposal, calling it "unrealistic", noting" the

 continued resistance of Egyptian officials to the idea of accepting refugees from Gaza, even

 on a temporary basis".

She noted that Cairo has clearly expressed its fears that "Israel seeks to use the crisis to

 impose its problems with the Palestinians on Egypt".

The sources added that the European leaders "ultimately agreed that Egypt should play an

 important role in providing large-scale humanitarian assistance to Gaza, but without

 pressuring it to accept refugees".

A Western diplomat said: "Netanyahu stressed that the solution is for the Egyptians to take

 the residents of Gaza at least during the conflict .. But we didn't take it seriously, because

 Cairo's position was and remains very clear by refusing this ,"he said.

Another opined that" the pressure caused by the ongoing Israeli offensive on Gaza, may lead

 to a change in the Egyptian position, "considering that" this is the only way .. Now it's time

 to put increasing pressure on the Egyptians to agree to Netanyahu's request ,"he said.

Two other sources familiar with the situation told the British newspaper that "talks are also

 continuing about bringing the injured from Gaza to Egypt, but there is no certainty about

 reaching an agreement".

"The Turks have offered to establish a field hospital if necessary, and we are not planning to

 transfer field hospitals to North Sinai, but we are offering to provide technical support to

 strengthen the referral route from Gaza to Egypt,"a European source said.