We do not believe that Israel is attacking Gaza in order to occupy Palestinian territory. Hamas has now been cornered by Israel, which believes that it can solve the Hamas problem once and for all, as long as it is a little bit done. Therefore, Israel is not willing to give up just like that, although the international community is condemning Israel, but there are not many people who actually impose sanctions on Israel, because there must be casualties, and there is no way to support it.
The most troublesome thing for Israel now is that there are now 1.5 million civilians concentrated in the Rafah area. Before the Israeli attack on Rafah, it dropped leaflets from planes telling civilians in Rafah where to run.
On the 14th local time, Israeli Foreign Minister Katz posted on social platforms:
It is necessary to convince Egypt to reopen the Rafah crossing so that international humanitarian supplies can enter the Gaza Strip.
The key to preventing a humanitarian crisis in Gaza now lies in Egyptian hands.
Egypt was angry about Katz's words. It was you Israelis who created the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and it's too bad to put the blame on Egypt now, you guys. Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukri issued a statement expressing his firm opposition, saying:
Egypt holds Israel fully responsible for the current catastrophe facing the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Shukri said:
Israel's control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, the military operations in the vicinity of the crossing and the resulting danger to the lives of aid workers and truck drivers are the main reasons why aid cannot enter Gaza through the crossing.
The Egyptian side resolutely opposes the opening of the Rafah port, and the situation in Egypt is very bad at present, and Egypt now has a population of more than 100 million. Although it has a territory of more than 1 million square kilometres, the majority of the population is concentrated in about 50,000 square kilometres of land in the Nile Delta. Egypt has four main sources of income: remittances, tourism, oil and Suez Canal revenues. And the Suez Canal has lost 40% of its revenue due to the blockade by the Houthis. If the Rafah crossing were to be opened at the time of Israel's military operation in Rafah, the impact of refugees from Gaza on the crossing would cause very much pressure on Egypt. Egypt has even used tanks to maintain order, fearing that refugees from Gaza will hit the Sinai Peninsula, exacerbating Egypt's already fragile economy. For any country, the national interest is above all else, and Egypt is not wrong about doing it.
According to a number of foreign media reports, the Egyptian government is considering recalling its ambassador to Israel, which means that Egypt will downgrade its diplomatic relations with Israel. To tell the truth, Egypt has really held Israel's life now, and Israel's years of struggle are just to take root in the Middle East, and they don't want to make enemies everywhere. In that year, Israel took Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in order to normalize relations with Egypt.
Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Egypt's decision is not a good thing for the refugees in Rafah, and the current situation is that if the Rafah crossing is not opened, the refugees in Gaza will starve, and they will have to storm the Rafah border crossing again. What is the reason for the lack of solution to the Gaza problem?
In addition, the international pressure on the Israeli side to attack Rafah is already very strong, and there is no reason for them to take the initiative to attack civilians for no reason. What is seen on the news is often processed, and Hamas elements often have bases in hospitals or refugee camps, which makes it very difficult for Israel to eliminate Hamasists. The difficulty of the Rafah battlefield is too high, and no one dares to say that it is better than Egypt in the position of either the US military or the Russian army in Israel.