Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry deemed any attempts to misrepresent Egypt’s position on the Rafah crossing as “unacceptable,” during an interview with BBC World Service on Tuesday, 18 October. The FM highlighted Egypt’s efforts in managing the crisis as well as its position on accepting Palestinian refugees. “The crossing has been subject to four aerial bombings by the Israeli side, and hence, it’s not functioning normally,” Shoukry told BBC. “The crossing has never been officially closed by Egypt.” In a separate interview with CNN, Shoukry stated that four Egyptian workers have been injured in the bombing of the Rafah crossing. I just spoke with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry @MfaEgypt about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, opening the Rafah crossing, negotiations to release hostages, the massacres on October 7, and more. Watch our full conversation. pic.twitter.com/vNezn5F0ZF — Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) October 17, 2023 “The Rafah crossing over the last days has been bombed four times,” Shoukry said. “Among them, once when we were trying to repair some of the damage, four Egyptian workers were injured.” He also added that the crossing and the access roads linking the Egyptian and Gazan…
Egypt’s FM Shoukry: 4 Egyptian Workers Injured in Rafah Crossing Bombing, Misrepresenting Egypt’s Position on Rafah is “Unacceptable”
October 18, 2023
