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War between Israel and Hamas: Egypt faces the day after Hamas

War between Israel and Hamas: Egypt faces the day after Hamas

According to Qatari news site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Egypt agreed to participate in an Arab security force in the Gaza Strip during talks between the United States, Israel and Arab countries at the recent Arab Summit held in Bahrain earlier this month.

An Egyptian source told the Qatari news site that Cairo had expressed its willingness to participate in an Arab security force that would invade certain areas of the Gaza Strip for an extended period of time, on the condition that Israeli forces withdraw completely from the Strip after the war ends.

Deployment of troops on the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing

The Egyptian source also noted that if an agreement is reached, this security force will be stationed on the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing and on the Gaza side of other crossings connecting the Strip to the Gaza perimeter.

IDF soldiers in action in the Gaza Strip, January 2024. (Source: IDF)

It was also reported that the force would not operate in residential areas and its role would be purely organizational until a Palestinian government brings the situation in the Gaza Strip under control.

Despite Arab criticism of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi met with generals from the United States, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt earlier this month to discuss regional security cooperation.