File Photo of Egypt's flag raised outside Legislative Assembly of Ontario building in Canada. Photo: Egypt's State Information Service
The SIS emphasized that Egypt’s foreign policy is guided by ethical principles, strongly refusing "bartering" regarding its national and Arab interests.
It reiterated Egypt’s steadfast stance on the Palestinian cause for over 75 years, prioritizing its national security and Palestinian rights despite bearing significant economic burdens.
The SIS further reaffirmed Egypt’s firm and principled rejection of any attempt to forcibly or voluntarily displace Palestinians from Gaza to any country, particularly Egypt.
“Such actions pose a grave threat to the Egyptian national security and are aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause,” the SIS statement read.
Additionally, the SIS stressed that Egypt did not limit its rejection of Palestinians’ displacement to political and diplomatic channels but publicly and firmly declared it from the very start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza.
“The Egyptian political leadership has publicly reiterated its firm stance and committed itself before its people and the world,” the SIS said.
Ceasefire brokering and Israeli violations
Egypt played a key role — along with Qatar and the US — in brokering a ceasefire deal since day one.
The initial phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which started on 19 January, expired on 1 March, with no plans set for phase two due to prolonged stalling by the Israeli occupation.
In early March, Egypt presented a $53 billion Arab-Islamic plan for Gaza reconstruction to the Arab Summit in Cairo in response to Trump’s outlandish scheme to take over the strip and displace its population to build a “Riviera of the Middle East”.
The Egyptian proposal, which aims to rebuild Gaza over five years, focusing on relief and long-term development, suggests a temporary governance structure led by independent experts and international peacekeepers. Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, said, "The success of Gaza’s reconstruction depends on consolidating the ceasefire and enabling the Palestinian Authority to return to the Gaza Strip."
The plan received international backing and garnered support from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), China, Russia, and the European Union (EU).
On 18 March, Israel reignited its genocide — unilaterally ending a two-month ceasefire agreement with Hamas it violated over 400 times, killing over 170 Palestinians — the death toll has surged, with 673 Palestinians killed and 1,233 wounded in the past six days, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
For its part, Egypt condemned Israel’s reignition of the genocide in Gaza as a violation of the ceasefire and a dangerous escalation.
A Foreign Ministry statement called the attacks "a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and a dangerous escalation that threatens dire consequences for regional stability."
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