It considered the move "a dangerous escalation endangering the lives of more than a million Palestinians who depend primarily on this crossing as it is the main lifeline to the Gaza Strip".
The statement said the Rafah border crossing has been a "safe gateway" for humanitarian and relief aid to exit Gaza for treatment and for those sick and injured to enter the enclave.
Egypt urged Israel to "exercise the maximum level of restraint and avoid a policy of indecency, which would have long-term consequences and threaten the fate of the difficult efforts made to reach a permanent ceasefire inside the Gaza Strip".
Egypt also called on all influential international parties to intervene to exert the necessary pressure to de-escalate the current crisis and allow diplomatic efforts to achieve their desired results.
Humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah border has stopped following Israel's assumption of control over the Palestinian side of the border.
khz
The statement said the Rafah border crossing has been a "safe gateway" for humanitarian and relief aid to exit Gaza for treatment and for those sick and injured to enter the enclave.
Egypt urged Israel to "exercise the maximum level of restraint and avoid a policy of indecency, which would have long-term consequences and threaten the fate of the difficult efforts made to reach a permanent ceasefire inside the Gaza Strip".
Egypt also called on all influential international parties to intervene to exert the necessary pressure to de-escalate the current crisis and allow diplomatic efforts to achieve their desired results.
Humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah border has stopped following Israel's assumption of control over the Palestinian side of the border.
khz
