Egyptian military denies claims of ‘cooperation with Israel’
The Egyptian military have “categorically denied” assisting Israel in its military operations after Egyptian media claimed Israeli arms had arrived in Alexandria, according to the MiddleEastMonitor on November 1st.
Reports said that a vessel carrying weapons “en route to Israel” had arrived in the major Mediterranean port, which the Egyptian military denied.
An army spokesperson said: “The Egyptian Armed Forces categorically deny the claims circulating on social media and suspicious accounts, as well as any promotion of alleged assistance to Israel in its military operations, in their entirety.”
They confirmed there is “absolutely no form of cooperation with Israel”, urging “accuracy in the information being circulated.”
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LSEG data and vessel-tracking website Marine Traffic indicated on October 28th that the German flagged MV Kathrin had docked in the port of Alexandria.
Rights groups have said the vessel is carrying 150-metric-tonnes of military-grade explosives, which they say is to be delivered to Israel’s biggest defence contractor, Elbit Systems.
MiddleEastMonitor and Agencies
