Egypt should enable Gazan civilians to cross the border for security, in keeping with the eldest son of Hamas’ founder, who’s urging for worldwide support to determine refugee camps within the North African nation for ladies, youngsters, and elders from Rafah to forestall a humanitarian disaster amid vital Israeli operations there to dismantle Hamas, free hostages, and destroy smuggling tunnels.
On Monday, Mosab Hassan Yousef, who has lengthy shared his experiences and transformation from a Hamas insider to an Israel supporter, referred to as for instant worldwide intervention to forestall a “massacre” in Rafah in an “pressing” message posted to X.
“URGENT! The Worldwide neighborhood should assist Egypt put together refugee camps to take girls, youngsters, and elders out of Rafah instantly!!! In any other case, Rafah can be a massacre,” he warned.
Yousef, initially aligned along with his father Sheikh Hassan Yousef’s Hamas motion, ultimately grew disenchanted with the group’s violent ways and selected to covertly support Israeli intelligence.
He later chronicled his journey and transformation in his autobiography, Son of Hamas.
Based on Yousef, Israel is “decided to manage the border city of Rafah, seize fleeing Hamas militia, free the hostages, and destroy smuggling tunnels.”
“Egypt has a duty in direction of Gazan civilians, stopping weak civilians from crossing throughout conflict within the identify of sovereignty just isn’t acceptable,” he wrote. “The refugees can keep in designated and managed zones till the conflict ends.”
“In any conflict disaster neighboring nations open their borders for humanitarian causes,” he added.
He insisted that Israel “should management the border (Philadelphi hall) earlier than the Rafah invasion, permitting weak civilians to cross in coordination with Egypt,” together with males over 50, in addition to girls and youngsters.
URGENT!
The Worldwide neighborhood should assist Egypt put together refugee camps to take girls, youngsters, and elders out of Rafah instantly!!! In any other case, Rafah can be a massacre.Israel is decided to manage the border city of Rafah, seize fleeing Hamas militia, free the… pic.twitter.com/t14Bn2me7o
— Mosab Hassan Yousef (@MosabHasanYOSEF) February 19, 2024
Responding to a person who prompt that civilian casualties can be on Egypt’s “conscience” if it refuses to confess refugees, Yousef argued that Egypt is “afraid the ‘palestinian trigger’ would possibly come to an finish.”
“For 70 years the trigger served solely the predators, not the individuals,” he famous. “So let the trigger die so the individuals can reside.”
“Sufficient lies, Gazans have been following a dishonest shepherd for thus lengthy,” he added. “Time has come to appreciate, they’ve been guided to the slaughterhouse.”
Egypt is afraid the ”palestinian trigger” would possibly come to an finish.
For 70 years the trigger served solely the predators, not the individuals. So let the trigger die so the individuals can reside. Sufficient lies, Gazans have been following a dishonest shepherd for thus lengthy. Time has come to appreciate, they…
— Mosab Hassan Yousef (@MosabHasanYOSEF) February 19, 2024
In response, many supported the movement.
“By no means can we hear this demand,” wrote journalist Alex Pierson. “Why has the Arab world closed the doorways to those individuals?”
By no means can we hear this demand? Why has the Arab world closed the doorways to those individuals? https://t.co/MSm9h6JbE6
— Alex Pierson (@AlexpiersonAMP) February 19, 2024
“It’s time somebody stated this! Egypt must open its border!” wrote one X person.
“Egypt, like each different Arab nation, doesn’t need Gazans. However the worldwide neighborhood doesn’t protest their inhumane response,” wrote one other. “The place is one phrase of protest on this?”
“Why is the worldwide neighborhood not calling on Egypt to create a protected hall into their nation?” one more requested. “As a substitute of refugee camps, Egypt is constructing an enormous wall.”
“Why is there an absence of strain? With out the civilian shields that Hamas desires, this conflict may quickly be over,” the person added.
The matter comes as Israel battles to demolish Hamas after its unprecedented October 7 bloodbath — the deadliest assault in opposition to Jewish individuals because the Nazi Holocaust.
The multi-pronged October assault noticed some 3,000 terrorists burst into Israel by land, sea, and air and gun down a whole lot of individuals at an out of doors music competition whereas others went door to door attempting to find Jewish males, girls, and youngsters in native cities who have been then topic to torture, rape, execution, immolation, and kidnapping.
The bloodbath, which drew parallels to scenes from the Nazi-era Holocaust, resulted in round 1,200 lifeless contained in the Jewish state, over 5,300 extra wounded, and at the least 241 hostages of all ages taken — of which almost 130 stay in Gaza.
The overwhelming majority of the victims are civilians and embody dozens of Americans.
Regardless of worldwide demonstrations protesting Israel’s conflict, nearly none have addressed Egypt’s function in barring fleeing Palestinians regardless of it sharing a standard border with Gaza.
Egypt’s border wall with Gaza. Why do not Muslim nations wish to welcome Palestinian refugees? pic.twitter.com/2yJcfPxkBA
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) January 14, 2024
Whereas Egypt’s authoritarian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has adamantly refused to permit Gazans to take refuge in his nation’s huge territory, President Joe Biden declared his joint dedication to “making certain that Palestinians in Gaza usually are not displaced to Egypt or every other nation.”
I additionally spoke with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to share my appreciation for Egypt facilitating the supply of humanitarian help to Gaza.
We reaffirmed our dedication to work collectively and mentioned the significance of defending civilian lives, respect for worldwide…
— President Biden (@POTUS) October 29, 2023
Beforehand, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and City Growth Ben Carson prompt the creation of a Palestinian state in Egypt with a view to distance Israel from threats posed by it.
Following the October 7 assaults, Yousef described Hamas’ trigger as “sick,” insisting it have to be faraway from energy, whereas asserting that conflict is now the only pathway to peace.
He additionally laid blame for civilian casualties solely on Hamas, whom he accused of “hijacking” Palestinian society, and accused the phobia group’s supporters of caring least for Palestinians “oppressed” by Hamas.
Based on Yousef, Hamas has all the time aimed to annihilate Israel, demonstrating no acceptance of the state’s proper to exist.
“That is my message as an ex-Hamas member, as a son of considered one of Hamas’ founders: sufficient of this. If we don’t cease them now, the following conflict goes to be deadlier, and solely God is aware of what’s going to occur subsequent if Hamas just isn’t completed as quickly as attainable,” he stated.
In November, he referred to as on Israel to kill his very personal father, Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, if the Palestinian terror group refuses to launch the remaining hostages within the Gaza Strip.
MUST WATCH: @i24NEWS_EN interview with @MosabHasanYOSEF, son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef. pic.twitter.com/AMom55EPeE
— Israel Conflict Room (@IsraelWarRoom) February 19, 2024
On Monday, he said that “the overwhelming majority of Palestinians are complicit with Hamas as a result of they voted for Hamas, they defend Hamas, and, most significantly, they failed their ethical duty to sentence Hamas.”
Joshua Klein is a reporter for Breitbart Information. E mail him at jklein@breitbart.com. Observe him on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.