Egypt livid Trump sidelined Palestinian Authority in Gaza peace plan, sources say

Egypt is angry that the Palestinian Authority is being sidelined by US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, one Arab official and one source briefed on the matter told Middle East Eye.

Cairo said it would not send troops to partake in an international peace keeping force if there is not a clear pathway for the Palestinian Authority to govern the Gaza Strip as a step towards a Palestinian state, the source familiar with the Egyptian reaction to the plan said.

“Cairo is pissed,” the Arab official added, noting that Trump’s plan specifically requires Egyptian “buy-in” but is too “weak” on the issue of Palestinian sovereignty. The official added that Egypt is unlikely to send troops to Gaza without a clear mandate for Israel's full withdrawal from the enclave.

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