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They also discussed the escalating tensions witnessed in recent weeks regarding the Gaza Strip crisis and its potential regional ramifications, which pose a serious threat to the security and stability of the region, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
The Israeli government wants to escalate the crisis into a regional war to stay in power even if that endangers its people, said Dr. Mohamed Hegazy, former assistant to the foreign minister.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III discussed over phone the Iranian attacks.
An official Egyptian source denied that there is a U.S. proposal requiring Egypt to inspect displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza.
Cairo has hosted several rounds of negotiations between the concerned parties, with the aim to reach a humanitarian truce between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel in Gaza.
Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received on Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss consolidating joint relations and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
During an interview on the Al Hayat Al Youm talk show on Al Hayat channel, he highlighted that they currently possess the initial Paris draft and modifications in the second draft. Additionally, they are negotiating the release of prisoners in exchange for the release of Palestinians and a 45-day ceasefire.
He added that the negotiations have an understanding of the deal and temporary ceasefire, noting that he will not go into further details because the negotiations are still ongoing and there are still indirect negotiations with Hamas through Egyptian and Qatar mediation.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi highlighted the “alignment of stances and the persistent joint efforts and close cooperation between Egypt and the United State of America” regarding Gaza.
The endeavor capitalizes on the shortage in workers amounting to 100 million in the European Union and the United States.
The delegation includes Senator Christopher Van Hollen and Senator Jeff Merkley, members of the Democratic Party in the US Senate, and Herro Mustafa Garq, the US Ambassador to Cairo, along with their accompanying delegation.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Egypt as part of his ‘diplomacy tour’, commencing later Thursday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry began his visit to Washington by meeting Tuesday members of the Senate in the framework of bolstering bilateral relations.
Egypt's General Intelligence chief Minister Abbas Helmy has arrived on Tuesday in Doha to meet with CIA Director William J. Burns, Mossad spy agency chief David Barnea and high-rank Qatari officials.
he director of the New York office of the UN high commissioner for human rights has resigned from his post, protesting that the UN is “failing” in its duty to prevent what he categorizes as genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza
Egypt’s Rafah border crossing expected to open, on Friday allowing the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, sources told Al-Qahera news Channel.
Informed sources have said Egypt and Palestine put pressure on Jordan to cancel a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.
Egypt conditioned that the Rafah border crossing should be also for sending humanitarian aid to Palestinians who are under the Israeli attack and besiege, the officials added.
The joint Egyptian-American military exercise dubbed “Bright Star 2023” continued its activities on Thursday.
The new rules will also strengthen the rules on collectors who sell and buy guns, and the failed gun dealers who are selling their inventories.
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