ዜናውን ይፋ ያደረገው ዋዜማ ሬዲዮ ሲሆን ግብጽ ይህንን እርምጃ ስለመውሰዷ በመንግስትም ይሁን በግብጽ የሚወጡ መረጃዎች ያሉት ነገር የለም።
Omar has denied the report, which was circulated by the Jerusalem Post but has not been corroborated by American news outlets or the U.S. government.