Egypt has condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel’s continued attacks inside Gaza after it hit two refugee camps in its hunt for Hamas commanders and fighters.
The foreign ministry statement went on to warn against “the consequences of the continuation of these indiscriminate attacks that target defenceless civilians”.
Sky News was part of a group of foreign and Egyptian journalists, government supporters and activists who joined Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on a trip to the north Sinai and border.
We saw a large number of tanks and military hardware positioned on either side of the main road to the border crossing point, as well as a line of ambulances.
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Shortly after the prime minister made two speeches – during which he spoke passionately about plans to develop Sinai and the need to uphold humanitarian law in Gaza – the Palestinian border authority said 81 critically ill Gazans were being allowed to cross into Egypt on Wednesday for medical care.
A crowd of activists waving Palestinian flags was also at the Rafah crossing shouting “Free Gaza!” and “Free Palestine!”.
“It is hypocrisy by the West,” one man told us.
“They condemn Russia for bombing civilians in Ukraine but it’s not the same when it happens to Palestinians,” YouTuber Ahmed Ibrahim said.