Egypt unlikely to ‘budge’ on Philadelphi Corridor, Rafah crossing: Analysis

Egypt’s former assistant foreign minister, Hussein Haridy, says questions over the status of Gaza’s Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah crossing are likely to feature prominently in US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks with Egyptian officials today. As we’ve reported, Israel has pressed to maintain control over these strategic sections of Gaza in ceasefire negotiations, conditions that Hamas and Egypt have rejected. Haridy told Al Jazeera that the dispute has been a sticking point in the negotiations and raised tensions between Israel and Egypt. Haridy said he expected discussions between Blinken and Egyptian officials today to be “quite frank” and that Cairo was unlikely to “budge” on its stance. Egypt has always rejected the permanent Israeli military presence in the Philadelphi Corridor as well as Israeli control over Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing,” Haridy said. “This remains the Egyptian position.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Egypt #Israel #PhiladelphiCorridor #EgyptIsraelRelations #EgyptIsraelTensions #RafahBorderCrossing #GazaCeasefire #GazaCeaseforeTalks # #Palestine #Gaza #WarOnGaza #GazaUnderAttack #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelGazaWar #Rafah