As Israel devastates Gaza, Egypt has largely had to watch on with rising concern about the developments on its border. Its border with the Palestinian enclave has been a route for aid going in and people coming out but Israel has had the ultimate say over access to the border, even if it did not have a physical presence there until last week......
Image grab from footage released by the Israeli army shows the 401st Brigade's tanks entering the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on May 7, 2024. The Israeli army said it took 'operational control' of the Palestinian side of the crossing and troops were scanning the area [Fayez Nureldine/Israeli Army/AFP] As Israel devastates Gaza, Egypt has largely had to watch on with rising concern about the developments on its border. Its border with the Palestinian enclave has been a route for aid going in and people coming out but Israel has had the ultimate say over access to the border, even if it did not have a physical presence there until last week. And it was that move – to send Israeli troops to the Rafah border crossing – that experts believe has cemented Egypt’s belief that Israel is not taking its security and political concerns seriously, and is instead “disrespecting” them. Egypt has now taken its own steps – on May 12, the Egyptian M...