Egypt vows to block Palestinian displacement, hardens rhetoric on Gaza

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Egypt said on Friday it would not tolerate mass displacement of Palestinians and what it described as genocide, continuing to ratchet up its criticism of Israel’s Gaza offensive as thousands of residents of Gaza City defied Israeli orders to leave.

“Displacement is not an option and it is a red line for Egypt and we will not allow it to happen,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told reporters in Nicosia.

“Displacement means liquidation and the end of the Palestinian…