Egypt refuses to give up the Philadelphia axis to the Israeli army and threatens escalation, but the Egyptian army is ready

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the war launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip "will take several more months." Netanyahu was speaking before the Cabinet voted to amend the 2024 budget to accommodate the requirements of the war. Netanyahu noted that with the 100th day since the October 7 attack, “half of the hostages have been returned,” and added: “We are not abandoning anyone. We are doing our best to return everyone to their homes, without exception.” About 240 people were taken hostage during the Hamas attack on October 7, according to Israel, which said that more than 100 of them remained in Gaza, while 25 of them were confirmed dead. Netanyahu added, “It is clear that we must manage this war.
It will take several more months, so we are preparing the war budget today.” The Prime Minister noted that the war “includes much greater security expenditures than we had planned,” in the original 2024 budget approved last year. Netanyahu promised that the budget amendment would also include special grants For reservists and their families, and also for volunteer fighters. He concluded by saying that he is “willing to sit here (amending the budget) as long as it takes, and if that is possible tonight we will end this matter.” We will provide a war budget to the State of Israel. A budget that promises us security and the future.”

On the other hand, a striking statement emerged from Israeli War Council Minister Gadi Eisenkot, in which he believed that Tel Aviv should stop lying to itself and conclude a deal that returns detainees held by Palestinian factions, instead of continuing the war on the Gaza Strip. These statements represent the latest episode of divisions and disagreements within the Israeli War Council due to Israel’s inability to date to return its detainees alive from inside the Gaza Strip except through previous negotiations that led to a truce.

In details, the Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth indicated that Eisenkot said during a meeting of the Military Ministerial Council on Saturday evening: “We must stop lying to ourselves, be courageous, and head toward a big deal that will return the detainees to their homeland.” He added: "They (the detainees) are running out of time, and every passing day puts their lives in danger. There is no point in continuing the same pattern in which they (the authorities) are walking blind, while the kidnapped people are there. This is a critical time to make courageous decisions."

In another context, Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid confirmed on Saturday that Egypt “is still in full control of its borders,” following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to close the Egyptian border with Gaza before the end of the war. Abu Zeid said, during statements to the Egyptian “Sada El Balad” channel: “Egypt fully controls its borders, and these issues are subject to legal and security agreements between the countries concerned, so any talk about this matter is generally subject to scrutiny and is responded to with declared positions.”

Netanyahu had said that Israel could not end its war against the Hamas movement until closing the Philadelphia axis (Salah al-Din axis), a strip of land 14 kilometers (about 8.6 miles) long that serves as the border between Egypt and Gaza. He added, "Even after the defeat of Hamas, military equipment and other deadly weapons will continue to enter this southern crossing, so of course we need to close it."

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman reiterated his country's role in the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, blaming Israel for obstructing this. He said: "We have made it clear from day one that any decisions that hinder the entry of aid are essentially Israeli measures, and come through various methods, including strict inspection of trucks, wasting a lot of time in the inspection process, and preventing and obstructing the entry of medical aid, journalists, and officials."

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