“of compromise plans that would have seen the creation of an #IndependentPalestinianState & so on. None of this constitutes genocide, or anything like genocide. #Israel’s goal in #Gaza …is to minimize the number of #Palestinian #civilians killed. #Hamas & like-minded organizations have made it abundantly clear over the years that maximizing the number of Palestinian (& any other nationality) casualties is in their strategic interest.

#Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-#Sisi said his country opposed what he called the #displacement of Palestinians into Egypt's largely desert #Sinai region, adding the only solution was an #IndependentPalestinianState.

Egypt fears insecurity near the border w/ #Gaza in northeastern Sinai, where it faced an #Islamist #insurgency that peaked after 2013 & has now largely been suppressed.

#HumanitarianCrisis #LawsOfWar #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #MiddleEast #geopolitics #CairoPeaceSummit