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The Egyptian Foreign Minister made this statement following Foreign Minister Katz's claim that the key to resolving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was in Egyptian hands.

Minister Katz said he spoke with the British and German Foreign Ministers on the importance of getting Egypt to open the Rafah crossing to aid on the Egyptian side.

The Secretary of State spoke with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, demanding he open the Rafah border crossing to humanitarian aid and added that the flow of aid needed to be expanded both at Rafah and Kerem Shalom.

After announcing that it intends to join the Hauge lawsuit against Israel, Egypt is considering intensifying measures and freezing diplomatic relations by returning the ambassador.

According to Channel 14 reporter Tamir Morag, some in Israel believe the Egyptians allowed massive arms smuggling via tunnels into Gaza for years, for both profit and to keep the Muslim Brotherhood quiet.

A senior Egyptian source also reportedly told AP that Israel's entry into Rafah would endanger the peace treaty between the two countries.

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the background to the murder of the Israeli businessman in Alexandria was criminal - not a terror attack.

The Foreign Ministry is looking into Egyptian reports regarding the murder of a Jewish businessman inside the country. The belief is increasing that the motive was nationalistic.

Israeli officials are said to be "suspicious" that the US provided Hamas guarantees that the the IDF would withdraw from Gaza following a hostage return.

Against the background of negotiations for a hostage deal and America's covert pressure to prevent entry into Rafah, it was reported that Biden and Netanyahu will hold a telephone conversation to coordinate further progress in the war.

According to a report by Kann 11 News Reporter Roi Kais, Egypt is selling territory in the country's northwest to an Emirati company, to be developed as a tourist hotspot.

A senior Egyptian official said on Saturday that there is significant progress towards a ceasefire and that Egypt is pushing to have it go into effect before the start of Ramadan.