Egypt’s intelligence chief conveys Sisi’s message to Palestinian president in Ramallah

CAIRO – 18 August 2021: Chief of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel conveyed on Wednesday a message of support to the Palestinian cause from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

This comes as Kamel arrived in Ramallah on Wednesday, in a visit that also includes Tel Aviv, as per Sisi’s directives, an official statement read.

The visit aims at following up on the Egyptian efforts within the framework of the peace process between the Israeli and Palestinian parties.

Sisi’s message to Abbas affirmed Egypt’s support to the Palestinian cause and efforts to achieve calm and stability in all the Palestinian lands, the statement said.

Kamel’s visit comes within the framework of the Egyptian efforts’ boosting of the peace process sponsored by the Egyptian president.

This is the second time President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has sent Kamel to the Palestinian territories and Israel since May, as Kamel visited the Palestinian and Israeli lands following an Egypt-brokered ceasefire.

Late in May, Israel and the Gaza factions started a ceasefire proposed by Egypt after Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire killed 254 Palestinian people, including women and children.

The Gaza factions also fired rockets at Israeli lands in retaliation for the Israeli assaults against Palestinians in Jerusalem.

Sisi also in May announced allocating $500 million for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

On the first day of his May visit, Kamel met with Palestinian President Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.

Later, he inspected the proposed sites to begin the reconstruction initiative of Gaza strip and met with a number of leaders from Hamas.

Know about Sisi’s messages during Kamel’s May visit, from here.