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- “Any notions or proposals that circumvent the constants of the Egyptian and Arab stance (on Gaza)... are rejected and unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokesman said
CAIRO: Egypt rejected on Wednesday an Israeli opposition leader’s proposal that it take over the administration of Gaza, calling the idea “unacceptable” and contrary to the longstanding Egyptian and Arab position on the Palestinian cause.
“Any notions or proposals that circumvent the constants of the Egyptian and Arab stance (on Gaza)... are rejected and unacceptable,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Tamim Khalaf was quoted as saying by the state news agency MENA, a day after Israel’s Yair Lapid floated the idea.
Lapid said Tuesday that Egypt should run the Gaza Strip for at least eight years once the war is over, in exchange for massive debt relief.
“The solution is Egypt will take responsibility for the management of the Gaza Strip for eight years with an option to extend to 15 years,” Lapid told the hawkish Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) think tank in Washington on Tuesday.
“At the same time, its foreign external debt will be paid off by the international community and regional allies,” the former Israeli prime minister continued.