'Extremely inappropriate' to prevent Gazans from fleeing to safety amid 'unprecedented' bombardment
Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979, but heightened tensions are fraying once-historic ties amid the war in Gaza. Just this week, Cairo said it would formally support South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. With the Israeli offensive in Rafah intensifying in recent days, and Egypt's refusal to provide Gaza civilians safe passage, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Timothy E. Kaldas, Author, Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy and adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979, but heightened tensions are fraying once-historic ties amid the war in Gaza. Just this week, Cairo said it would formally support South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. With the Israeli offensive in Rafah intensifying in recent days, and Egypt's refusal to provide Gaza civilians safe passage, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Timothy E. Kaldas, Author, Deputy Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy and adjunct Professor of International Relations at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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