Sinai Human Rights Foundation documents military cargo planes over Sinai heading to “Israel”
CAIRO, March 24 (YPA) – The Sinai Foundation for Human Rights stated on Sunday, March 23, that it had documented the passage of four military cargo aircraft through the airspace of the Sinai Peninsula at extremely low altitudes over the Quseima area in Egyptian Sinai, before crossing Egyptian airspace into “Israel”.
It is believed that the aircraft headed toward Ramon Airbase, an Israeli military base located in the Negev Desert, approximately 20 kilometers from the international border with Egypt. These aerial operations took place on March 2 and 3, according to exclusive visual material obtained by the Foundation.
The Foundation noted that the aircraft in question had deliberately disabled their radar signals, preventing the identification of their country of ownership and its route through open-source flight tracking platforms. However, image analysis suggests that the aircraft were most likely of the C-27 type, a model used for military cargo transport and commonly deployed in tactical operations.
Despite the absence of official statements from the parties involved, subsequent interviews conducted by the Foundation’s team with four eyewitnesses residing near the Egyptian-Israeli border revealed that military cargo aircraft activities persisted during the first half of March. These testimonies indicate a recurring pattern of low-altitude flights by military cargo planes.
The available evidence suggests that this intensified air activity—preceding the Israeli occupation resumption of military operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025—may have been part of an aerial military bridge used to transport equipment and supplies in preparation for the next phase of the war.
In that case, the passage of these aircraft through Egyptian airspace could constitute a violation of the International Court of Justice ruling in The Hague in January 2024 to prevent genocide in Gaza, a ruling that, in one interpretation, is binding on all parties, including non-belligerent states.
Egyptian authorities have consistently justified, in their official statements, the passage of Israeli warships or ships carrying weapons through the Suez Canal, claiming that this falls under Egypt’s obligations pursuant to the 1888 Constantinople Convention, which considers the Suez Canal an international waterway.
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