Egypt has shown willingness to participate in a joint Arab task force operating in the Gaza Strip under UN auspices for a limited period, provided that the IDF withdraws from the territory, Qatari newspaper the New Arab reported Wednesday morning.
The report stated that this offer was made during a meeting last week in Bahrain between IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla and representatives from the armed forces of Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The discussions centered on three key issues: ending the war in Gaza, preparing for potential Iranian attacks and restoring calm to the Red Sea.
A diplomatic source revealed that a trilateral meeting took place on the sidelines between Halevi, Kurilla and Egyptian Chief of Staff Osama Askar, where Askar expressed Egypt’s readiness to join the task force under the stipulated conditions.
(Lior Ben Ari)