"Egypt's Role in Israel's Gaza Assault: Tricky Calculations and International Meetings"

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reiterated his country's stance against Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip, stating that it has exceeded the right to self-defense and amounts to collective punishment. Egypt has opened its airport in El Arish to receive international assistance for Gaza and has loaded the aid into trucks ready to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing. However, Israel has rejected safe passage for the aid trucks, leading Egypt to refuse entry to dual-national Palestinians trapped in Gaza. Egypt is concerned about the influx of Palestinian refugees into Sinai and is working to secure the border. The country's priority is its national security, and it has rejected any displacement or liquidation of the Palestinian cause at the expense of neighboring countries.