report<\/a> on the new wall included a short video clip showing several construction vehicles south of Rafah, along with a satellite photo of work on the project.<\/p>\nSatellite images analyzed by The Associated Press also showed construction on a wall near the border.<\/p>\n
Cairo officials did not respond to requests for comment Friday from the AP. The satellite images, taken Thursday by Maxar Technologies, show construction ongoing on the wall, which sits along the Sheikh Zuweid-Rafah Road some 3.5 kilometers (2 miles) west of the border with Gaza.<\/p>\n
The images show cranes, trucks and what appear to be precast concrete barriers being set up along the road.<\/p>\n
Reuters cited an unidentified source as saying Egypt was optimistic talks to clinch a ceasefire can avoid any scenario of mass Palestinian migration into Egypt, but is establishing the area at the border as a temporary and precautionary measure.<\/p>\n
The source said construction of the camp began three or four days ago and it would offer temporary shelter in any scenario of people crossing the frontier \u201cuntil a resolution is reached.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reports came ahead of an expected Israeli operation in Rafah, which sits on the Gaza-Egypt border and is the last major Hamas stronghold in the Strip. The US and regional allies have warned of the humanitarian dangers of the Israel Defense Forces moving into the city, in which more than 1 million Gazan refugees are sheltering.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to provide \u201csafe passage\u201d for civilians out of Rafah without specifying where the large number of people massed near the border with Egypt would go.<\/p>\n
In an effort to forestall a massive influx of refugees, Egypt has, over the past two weeks, stationed some 40 tanks near its border with Gaza, after reinforcing the border wall since the beginning of hostilities, both structurally and with surveillance equipment, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Israeli plans to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah to a series of tent cities across Gaza, which it said have been shared with Egypt.<\/p>\n
An official in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office told The Times of Israel that there are several plans under discussion, none of which have been approved yet.<\/p>\n
The Journal also recently reported that Egyptian officials have warned that the decades-long peace treaty between Egypt and Israel could be suspended if IDF troops enter Rafah, or if any of Rafah\u2019s refugees are forced southward into the Sinai Peninsula. However, Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed this week that Cairo is committed to upholding its peace treaty with Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue our efforts with both parties to reach an agreement that leads to the release of hostages and prisoners and ensuring the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip,\u201d Shoukry said Monday, referencing ongoing efforts, along with Qatar and the US, to forge a truce deal between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n
Egypt has reportedly warned Hamas that it must reach a hostage-for-ceasefire deal with Israel within two weeks, or Israel would move into Rafah.<\/p>\n
Shoukry also slammed Israel\u2019s conduct in the war and reiterated Egypt\u2019s opposition to the potential displacement of Palestinians into the Sinai peninsula in the event of an operation in Rafah. He added that the only solution to the conflict was a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 borders.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Israeli plans to evacuate Palestinians from Rafah to a series of tent cities across Gaza, which it said have been shared with Egypt.<\/p>\n
An official in the Prime Minister\u2019s Office told The Times of Israel that there are several plans under discussion, none of which have been approved yet.<\/p>\n
The Journal also recently reported that Egyptian officials have warned that the decades-long peace treaty between Egypt and Israel could be suspended if IDF troops enter Rafah, or if any of Rafah\u2019s refugees are forced southward into the Sinai Peninsula. However, Egypt\u2019s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed this week that Cairo is committed to upholding its peace treaty with Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue our efforts with both parties to reach an agreement that leads to the release of hostages and prisoners and ensuring the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip,\u201d Shoukry said Monday, referencing ongoing efforts, along with Qatar and the US, to forge a truce deal between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n
Egypt has reportedly warned Hamas that it must reach a hostage-for-ceasefire deal with Israel within two weeks, or Israel would move into Rafah.<\/p>\n
Shoukry also slammed Israel\u2019s conduct in the war and reiterated Egypt\u2019s opposition to the potential displacement of Palestinians into the Sinai peninsula in the event of an operation in Rafah. He added that the only solution to the conflict was a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 borders.<\/p>\n
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