Egypt Daily News -  Egypt's head of the State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, said on Wednesday that Egypt requires the presence of Palestinian representatives to receive aid on the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, warning that Cairo may withdraw from mediation if its role is questioned.

Rashwan added in televised statements, “Attempts to question Egypt’s mediation roles may push it to withdraw from this mediation,” which seeks to reach a ceasefire and exchange of prisoners between Israel and the Hamas movement.

He considered that "attempts to cast doubt on and insult Egypt's mediation role will only lead to further complicating the situation in Gaza and the entire region." The head of the State Information Service stressed that if Egypt withdraws from the mediation in light of the continued Israeli allegations, this “does not mean that Egypt has abandoned its Palestinian brothers,” stressing that Cairo is “an honest mediator, biased by international law and international humanitarian law.”

Rashwan's statements came in response to a CNN report, on Tuesday, in which it claimed, citing unidentified sources, that Egypt changed clauses in a draft ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and added conditions demanded by the movement without informing the Israelis.

He added in a statement that CNN's allegations are “false” and “devoid of any information or facts,” noting that Egypt “categorically rejects” the allegations contained in the CNN report, and that the Information Service sent an official letter to the network demanding that it publish the Egyptian response immediately.” Considering that CNN's report "may aim to distort Egypt's main and prominent role in the ceasefire attempts and negotiations in the Gaza Strip."