Leaving Egypt out of the Gaza conversation

padding-left: 40px”>Egypt’s decision to militarize its border, construct new barriers, and block every avenue of escape reflects its national calculations. Yet those calculations should not be accepted uncritically. The lessons of Ukraine, Syria, and Yemen are clear: mass displacement must be managed through regional and international cooperation, not sealed borders. Egypt may claim to be protecting the Palestinian cause, but in practice it has trapped civilians inside a war zone. The world should stop excusing this ahistorical position and begin demanding concrete humanitarian solutions that save lives without undermining eventual Palestinian return. With the United Nations General Assembly convening in September, Egypt can no longer be allowed to remain absent from this conversation and certainly not continue to block humanitarian options. The UN should make it a priority to debate and act on the creation of an internationally monitored humanitarian zone in the Sinai desert so that civilians have a genuine avenue for safety until the war ends.