埃及“断然”拒绝将西奈半岛卷入以色列财政部长贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里奇的言论中，一位知情人士向埃及国有的中东通讯社（MENA）透露了这一消息。
Egypt “categorically” rejected Wednesday dragging the Sinai Peninsula into remarks by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, an informed source told Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA).
在回应有关斯莫特里奇过去两天言论的提问时，该消息人士称，埃及“断然”拒绝任何试图在其言论中提及西奈半岛的做法。
Responding to a query about Smotrich’s statements during the last two days, the source said Egypt “categorically” rejects any attempt to invoke Sinai in his remarks.
该消息人士将这些言论形容为“空洞的威胁”，并指出这些言论与埃及庆祝1973年10月战争胜利53周年活动的时间相吻合。
The source described the statements as “empty threats,” noting that they coincide with Egypt’s celebrations marking the 53rd anniversary of its victory in the October 1973 war.
该消息人士还表示，这些言论“并未对埃及保护其领土、抵御任何威胁以维护其独立的能力提出任何进一步的保证”。
The source said the statements “did not warrant any further assurances regarding Egypt’s ability to protect its territory and safeguard its independence against any threats.”
该消息人士称，斯莫特里奇关于西奈半岛以及将巴勒斯坦人从加沙地带驱逐的言论，“是为一己选举目的而使用煽动性言论的明显企图”。该消息人士说：“国际社会完全清楚，以色列的占领应对加沙地区生活条件几乎变得无法忍受负有责任，其目的正是试图迫使居民离开家园，终结巴勒斯坦事业。”
The source described Smotrich’s remarks concerning Sinai and the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip as “a transparent attempt to use inflammatory rhetoric for electoral purposes.”“The international community is fully aware that the Israeli occupation bears responsibility for making living conditions in Gaza nearly impossible in an attempt to push residents to leave their homeland and bring the Palestinian cause to an end,” said the source.
该消息人士补充说，埃及过去没有接受过这种情况，将来也不会接受，更不会参与其中。
Egypt has not and will not accept this, and will not participate in it, the source added.
该消息人士强调，埃及拒绝将自己的名字卷入政治作秀，并坚持反对干涉任何国家的内政。斯莫特里奇周一表示，如果埃及攻击以色列，就会失去西奈半岛。
The source stressed that Egypt rejects having its name drawn into political posturing and maintains its opposition to interference in the internal affairs of any country. Smotrich said Monday that Egypt would lose the Sinai Peninsula if it attacked Israel.
他在一次从家中录制的视频采访中说：“是什么让埃及不会攻击我们？他们应该明白，如果他们攻击我们，至少西奈半岛将不复存在。”
“What would make Egypt not attack us? The understanding that if they attack us, there will be no Sinai at least,” he said in a video interview from his home.
他的言论发表之际，正值埃及即将纪念1973年战争。这场战争最终促成了西奈半岛在多年被以色列占领后得以回归。
His comments came on the eve of Egypt’s commemoration of the 1973 war, which paved the way for the eventual return of Sinai following years of Israeli occupation.
阿卜杜勒·法塔赫·塞西总统周一表示，埃及武装部队始终准备“在任何时候、任何情况下”保卫国家、其资源和国家安全。1978年《戴维营协议》之后，埃及和以色列于1979年3月在华盛顿签署了一项和平条约。该条约结束了两国之间的战争状态，并规定以色列从西奈半岛撤军。
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that the Egyptian armed forces remained ready to defend the country, its resources and national security “at all times and under any circumstances.”Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in Washington in March 1979 following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The treaty ended the state of war between the two countries and provided for Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai.