Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested U.S. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio urge Egypt to cease military expansion in the Sinai Peninsula, citing alleged violations of the 1979 Peace Agreement with Israel, during a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday, September 15th, 2025. Netanyahu presented Rubio with details of these activities, which he characterized as essential breaches of the agreement guaranteed by the United States. The UN issued a statement regarding humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, stating that "Israel must guarantee safe delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza," but also "Israel is not allowed to secure that aid or protect the convoys." Separately, a report from the ACLED data, as cited by The Guardian, suggests that civilians made up 15 out of every 16 people killed in Gaza since March 2025. The source of this data has been questioned, with claims that the figure of 1,100 militants killed is arbitrary and that ACLED's historical definition of "militants" may not count those killed in tunnels or while hiding. These diplomatic and intelligence developments occur amidst ongoing Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operations in Gaza. Earlier on September 20th, 2025, an IDF soldier was moderately injured by sniper fire in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. The IDF has continued operations, including dismantling terror sites and striking targets across Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Rafah. The IDF struck over 100 terror targets in Gaza earlier today, and six additional fatalities were reported in an Israeli attack on Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood between 10:04 AM and 10:34 AM UTC, contributing to a day's total reported deaths of 51 at that time. Satellite imagery shared on social media geolocates Israeli military deployments, including Merkava Mk4 tanks and Namer Infantry Fighting Vehicles, near Egypt's border in Zone D of the Camp David Accords' security annex. This zone limits Israeli forces to four infantry battalions and bans heavy armor, tanks, and artillery, indicating potential Israeli violations of the 1979 treaty, according to EGYOSINT. These accusations follow reports from earlier in the week detailing alleged Egyptian military infrastructure expansion, including the construction of underground facilities and aircraft runways, according to Axius via MTV Lebanon News. Human Rights Watch reported in March 2021 that between late 2013 and July 2020, the Egyptian army destroyed at least 12,350 buildings in the Sinai. Barak Ravid of N12 News reported on the meeting, stating that Netanyahu specifically asked the Trump administration to intervene with Egypt regarding its military empowerment in the Sinai. The specifics of the alleged Egyptian activities were not detailed in the provided report, but they were presented as violations of a peace agreement underwritten by the United States. Social media posts around 7:00 AM UTC described Gaza City as engulfed in flames due to Israeli bombings.
