The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's demands for the evacuation of the population from the Gaza Strip

2023-10-13T16:04:18.546Z

Highlights: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's demands for the evacuation of the population from the Gaza Strip. "This measure constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law and endangers the lives of more than a million Palestinian civilians," the ministry said in a statement on Facebook. Earlier, the head of European Union diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the demand of the Israeli authorities to evacuate more than 1 million residents per day is unrealistic. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed that the EU is on the side of Israel.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry condemned the demands of the Israeli army to evacuate the population from the northern regions of the Gaza Strip and called this statement a violation of international law.