"Egypt reiterates its position, it rejects any military presence along the opposite side of the border crossing and the aforementioned (Philadelphi) corridor," Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told reporters during a press conference in Cairo with U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken.

Gaza Egypt is seeking US intervention to resolve its dispute with Israel over the presence of Israeli troops in the corridor of land that runs the length of the Egypt-Gaza border, analysts and sources told The National.

Egypt will not consent to changes in the pre-war security arrangements on its Gaza border, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty declared. Talks focus on Israel's troop presence and ceasefire negotiations as Egypt insists on restoring a Palestinian presence at the Rafah crossing,

"Egypt reiterates its position, it rejects any military presence along the opposite side of the border crossing and the aforementioned (Philadelphi) corridor," Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told a press conference in Cairo with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Egypt for talks Thursday including efforts to try to find progress in achieving a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the war in Gaza. Blinken’s schedule includes meetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi and Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said in a press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday that Egypt will not accept any