— Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s foreign minister, on Gaza: We will not allow Palestinians to be pushed into Sinai.

We have different channels with the Israelis in the area of military information and at the political level, and we are in contact with them.

Our clear and transparent position has been communicated to the Israelis and the Americans.

We will not allow this to happen because it would amount to resolving the Palestinian issue. It will lead to an end to the Palestinian issue. This is not an option.