Egypt rejects Israeli politician's idea for it to rule Gaza
Egypt on Wednesday rejected a proposal floated by Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid suggesting the Gaza Strip could be ruled and rebuilt by Egypt in exchange for debt relief.
In response to an Associated Press inquiry, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tamim Khalaf said any proposals that didn’t call for Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state “are rejected and unaccepted.”
Egypt, which has been developing its own plan for Gaza’s reconstruction, has sought to link any postwar plan for Gaza to progress toward the establishment of a Palestinian state. Lapid made his proposal Tuesday while speaking at a conservative think tank in Washington.
Source: Associated Press
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