CAIRO – 2 June 2021: Palestinian politician Rawhi Fattouh, member of Fatah Central Committee thanked Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al Sisi for the Gaza strip reconstruction initiative and for his efforts to solidify the ceasefire.
He added that President Sisi “saved the lives of the Palestinian people”.
In statements to extra news channel, Fattouh praised the visit of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) head, Abbas Kamel to Gaza earlier this week, and meeting with the ministers of the Palestinian Authority.
He noted that this visit stressed the need to unify Palestine’s factions and called all regional and international powers to support the reconstruct efforts in the Gaza Strip.
Egypt’s President Sisi directed, Tuesday with the rapid sending and entry of equipment into Gaza Strip to contribute in the reconstruction process.
This came in response to the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [Abu Mazen], and based on the outcomes of Head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), Abbas Kamel meeting with the ministers of the Palestinian Authority.
Ministers from the Palestinian Authority are scheduled to arrive in Cairo, next week to coordinate on the reconstruction process per directives of President Mahmoud Abbas.
Abbas also directed the ministers to fully cooperate with Egypt to implement Sisi's initiative to reconstruct the Strip.
Earlier on Monday, Sisi said Egypt exerts great efforts to stabilize the ceasefire and open the door for the political process in cooperation with the international powers, topped by the US, calling on all regional and international powers to support Egypt's reconstruction efforts.
The reconstruction initiative was launched by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in mid-May as he announced allocating $500 million for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip
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