Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Did Not State That Israeli Prisoners Are in Egypt

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be fake.

Misbar’s investigative team extensively searched the claim using the Google search engine and found that no reliable media outlets reported the claim.

The claim began circulating after Israel conducted a military invasion of Rafah and seized the Gaza-Egypt border crossing. Social media users shared the claim satirically, challenging the Israeli occupation’s claim that Rafah is where Hamas is hiding Israeli prisoners.

Israel Forces 800,000 Gazan Civilians to Evacuate Rafah

More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah, according to the UN, amid reports of Israeli tanks massing near populated areas amidst ongoing bombardment.

The UN also raised concerns over dwindling food and fuel supplies, citing the lack of aid delivery through nearby crossings. Israeli forces seized control and closed the Rafah crossing with Egypt at the beginning of their invasion. Meanwhile, the UN stated that it was too risky for its personnel and trucks to reach the reopened Kerem Shalom crossing with Israel.

After seven months of war in Gaza, Israel has maintained that victory is unattainable without seizing the city and neutralizing the last remaining Hamas battalions.

Egypt Does Not Intend to Tear Up Peace Treaty With Israel

According to the Times of Israel, Egypt is not on the brink of tearing up its peace treaty with Israel. While there was intense coverage suggesting strained relations between the two nations, this narrative quickly shifted.

Following Israel's ground invasion into the Rafah border area on May 7, there was a swift and strong public reaction from Cairo. Unnamed Egyptian officials voiced concerns to the media, suggesting that the Israeli offensive could jeopardize the 1979 peace accord and even hinting at the potential downgrading of diplomatic ties.

Egypt's Foreign Ministry further escalated tensions by announcing its intention to join South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of violating the Genocide Convention in its actions in Gaza. This move came in response to what Egypt described as escalating Israeli aggression against Palestinian civilians.

Moreover, Egypt temporarily suspended coordination for aid trucks to pass into Gaza through its territory, demanding that Palestinian authorities control the other side of the Rafah Crossing before resuming deliveries.

Notably, the Egypt-Israel peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on March 26, 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, were the signatories to the treaty. The normalization of relations between Israel and Egypt took effect in January 1980.

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