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Sisi noted that Egypt waged a 10-year war against terrorism and confronted extremist thought that aimed at subverting the state.
The Dutch minister said their talks touched on regional and international issues, including the dreadful situation in the Gaza Strip.
“Egypt has provided the largest amount of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip […] This is a humanitarian, moral and political duty to which we are committed,” he said in comments to the “DMC Evening” talk show on the DMC channel.
So far, several people including 16 children and an elderly man starved to death in the northern Gaza Strip as a result of this systematic starvation after Israel had prevented the access of water, food, electricity, and fuel from the strip since October 7, 2023.
During the meeting, which was held during Shoukry's visit to Geneva, the two sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Gaza Strip, as the result of the war waged by Israel, which left about 30,000 people killed, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry criticized Monday nuclear powers for not dismantling their nuclear arsenals.
Egypt received on Tuesday a response from Hamas to the proposed ‘ceasefire and prisoners swap’ deal, and announced the continuation of its efforts to reach a truce agreement in Gaza as soon as possible.
The CPJ said that at least 50 journalists and media workers were among more than 14,000 killed.
The first truck of aid entered the Palestinian side affiliated with Egypt's National Alliance for Civil Development Work.
Griffiths added that in-depth talks with all parties aim to ensure that the process of aid entering Gaza begins as soon as possible.
The secretary-general of the United Nations arrived this morning at Al-Arish Airport, and inspected the humanitarian aid that should be delivered to the civilians of besieged Gaza, Extra News channel reported.
Sunak started his tour in Israel, where he announced the UK support for Israel.
Sisi and Biden said that the situation is critical and it is necessary to contain it in a way that prevents the expansion of violence and threats to regional security and stability, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.
The President reiterated Egypt’s position of rejecting the policies of collective punishment, siege and displacement, emphasizing the necessity for the voice of reason and wisdom to prevail and for reviving the track of the peace process.
The President and the Canadian Prime Minister also discussed Egypt’s efforts on both the political track to contain the crisis, prevent its expansion and defuse the violence, as well as the humanitarian track to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and relief to the people in the Gaza Strip, in light of the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Strip.
The shelling targeted the Palestinian side of the crossing, according to video footage published by the channel.
In a meeting of Egypt’s National Security Council on Sunday, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi invited a regional-international summit to confer over the current events and the future of the Palestinian Cause.
The Iraqi government is in coordination with the Egyptian authorities for delivering medical aid and supplies, and urgent humanitarian needs for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who are being air stricken by Israelis, the Iraqi Cabinet said in a statement.
The ministers will discuss coordination between Egypt and Iraq on Arab issues, most notably the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and ways to end the suffering of the Palestinian people under continuous bombardment.
The two sides agreed on the importance of continuing and intensifying efforts aimed at reducing tension, protecting civilians on both sides, and preventing the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situations.
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