NNA - The Arab Republic of Egypt warned of the dangers of an Israeli military operation in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, “because of the grave humanitarian risks this escalatory action entails, threatening more than a million Palestinians in that city,” according to "Wafa" News Agency.

In a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday, Egypt called on Israel to "exercise the utmost levels of restraint and avoid further escalation at this extremely sensitive time, in order to spare the blood of Palestinian civilians who have been exposed to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe since the start of the aggression against the Gaza Strip."

It confirmed that it continues its contacts around the clock with all parties in order to prevent the situation from escalating or getting out of control.

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