Egypt’s ambassador to Lebanon has said that Israeli claims that Egypt is responsible for obstructing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip are “desperate” deflections, Al Jazeera reports.

Alaa Moussa said it was “another desperate attempt to evade responsibilities as an occupying authority and deflect the repercussions of aid not reaching Gaza despite multiple UN resolutions on the matter”, according to LBCI Lebanon.

Moussa was also quoted as saying “this is a new attempt by Israel to cast blame on others who do not need to prove their historical stance in support of the Palestinian people’s rights and the Palestinian cause”.