Presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has urged Egyptians to support the armed forces during the transitional period, which he described as “difficult” in light of the security situation along the Israeli border.
Five Egyptian officers were killed by Israeli military forces on Friday, in what Israel claimed to be a mistaken attack as it pursued militants who had killed eight Israelis the day before by firing on a bus near the southern city of Eilat.
Unlike Israel, Egypt has not fired a single bullet toward the “Zionist entity” since the Camp David Accords were signed in 1979, Awa said on Friday at a press conference held in Gharbiya Governorate as part of his presidential campaign.
Awa stressed that no individual or political group is more important than the land of Egypt, adding that the military “will never collaborate with Zionists, and will always be ready to answer the call of duty.”
He also suggested holding parliamentary and presidential elections as soon as possible, as a way of determining leadership amid the tense situation.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
