Egypt categorically denies “claims and lies” asserted by Israel regarding it before the International Court of Justice, according to a statement issued by Diaa Rashwan, the head of the General Intelligence Agency (official), as reported by the Egyptian news agency. Egypt rejects the policy of blaming it, which is followed by the Israeli side’s defense team.

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The Egyptian position comes shortly after Israel presented its defense before the International Court of Justice against a lawsuit filed by South Africa accusing it of committing “genocide” in Gaza.

Rashwan stated that he categorically denies “claims and lies by the Israeli defense team before the International Court of Justice, that Egypt is responsible for preventing the entry of humanitarian aid and relief to Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.”

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He added, “The rush and falsehood of Israeli allegations are evident in the fact that all Israeli officials have affirmed dozens of times in public statements since the start of the aggression on Gaza that they will not allow the entry of aid to Gaza, especially fuel, as this is part of the war their state is waging on the sector.”

The Egyptian official continued, “When the occupying state found itself facing the International Court of Justice accused with documented evidence of war crimes and genocide, it resorted to blaming Egypt in an attempt to escape the likely condemnation by the court.”

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He clarified that “it is known that Egypt’s sovereignty extends only to the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, while the other side in Gaza is subject to the actual authority of the occupation.”

He pointed out that “Egypt has announced dozens of times in statements that the crossing from the Egyptian side is open without interruption, demanding the Israeli side not to prevent the flow of humanitarian aid to the sector and to stop deliberately hindering or delaying the entry of aid under the pretext of inspection.”

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Many world leaders, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, have visited the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, and according to the agency, “none of them has been able to cross to Gaza due to the Israeli army‘s prevention or their fear for their lives due to the continuous shelling on the sector.”

Egyptian authorities have consistently maintained since the beginning of the war that the Rafah crossing is open for humanitarian aid and have blamed the Israeli side, which threatens to bomb the convoys.

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Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been waging a destructive war on Gaza, leaving as of Friday 23,708 killed and 60,005 injured, mostly children and women, with massive infrastructure damage and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, according to authorities in the sector and the United Nations.