Abbas offers condolences to Sisi over Rafah attack victims

RAMALLAH – 8 July 2017: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered his condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the victims of Friday's terror attack that targeted a military checkpoints in North Sinai's Rafah city.

In a cable of condolences, Abbas offered his sincere condolences to the Egyptian people and the families of the victims, WAFA reported.

He deplored the terror attack and pledged Palestine’s support for Egypt in its war on terrorism and its supporters.

He asserted the Egyptian military is capable of protecting Egypt and the Arab world against terrorists and extremists.

The president also wished the injured a speedy recovery.

Earlier in the day, a booby-trapped vehicle targeted a number of security checkpoints south of Rafah city in North Sinai, leaving 26 servicemen dead and injured.