Egypt Accuses Nasrallah of Declaring War, Vows to Confront

 


Ankara – AFP — Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday accused Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah of “declaring war on the Egyptian people.”

Abul Gheit, responding to Nasrallah’s address on Sunday without naming him, vowed that “the Egyptian people would confront this war.” “Someone yesterday called on the Egyptian people to take to the streets and create an atmosphere of anarchy. In other words, they want an atmosphere of anarchy similar to the one they created in their own country,” Abul Gheit told a press conference in Ankara.

“This person (Nasrallah) also called on the Egyptian armed forces, but he is not aware of the situation,” Abul Gheit said after talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan. “If you do not know, let me tell you that the Egyptian armed forces are tasked with defending Egypt. If need be, they will also protect Egypt against people like you,” he told Nasrallah.

Abul Gheit also underlined that the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and Gaza was open for dispatching humanitarian supplies and receiving wounded Palestinians. In a televised address on Sunday, Nasrallah urged Egyptians to take to the streets “in millions” to force the government to open the Rafah crossing to Gaza, arguing that security forces could not take actions against such a large turnout.

“I am not calling for a coup in Egypt… but if you (the Egyptian leadership) do not open the Rafah crossing, if you do not help the Palestinian people, you will be considered accomplices in the massacre and the blockade,” added Nasrallah