Egypt denies that it has prepared an area to shelter Palestinians and reiterates its refusal to displace them. The Wall Street Journal said that the buffer zone is approximately 13 square kilometers in area, located far from residential areas.
According to what was stated in the report, a camp may be established in the area to accommodate about 100,000 displaced Palestinians. The Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz confirmed on Friday that Israel will coordinate with Egypt before the expected military operation in Rafah. But the Governor of North Sinai, Muhammad Abdel Fadil Shusha, denied yesterday, Thursday, what was reported.