By joining South Africa's anti-Israeli campaign, Egypt is betraying decades of peaceful ties with Tel Aviv. Israel has successfully supported Cairo in fighting Islamist terror in Sinai, only to be stabbed in the back by Egypt in its fight against the Hamas terrorists. It also refuses to allow aid to be provided to the people in southern Gaza, whom it claims to defend. Israel has the right to self-defense under international law, and it will accomplish its mission against all odds.
Egypt officially backing South Africa's genocide case against Israel is a welcome and overdue step. Israel has now killed over 35K people in Gaza and any country other than Israel would have long been held accountable for comparable war crimes against civilians and violations of international law. The international community must not apply double standards and take immediate action to end Israel's outrageous aggression in Gaza and its military assault on Rafah.
There is a 99% chance, that Israel will expand its ground invasion to the city of Rafah before June 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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