Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi urged European nations to place extra stress on Israel to agree on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, as he met together with his German counterpart on Wednesday.
Speaking throughout a joint news convention in Cairo with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, el-Sissi underlined the significance of European nations piling stress to strike a cease-fire deal in Gaza.
He additionally affirmed his nation’s rejection of Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon in opposition to Palestinians.
For months, Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. have been making an attempt to succeed in an settlement between Israel and Hamas to make sure a prisoner alternate and a cease-fire and permit humanitarian support to enter Gaza. But mediation efforts have been stalled as a result of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to fulfill Hamas’ calls for to cease the battle.
The Egyptian chief mentioned his talks together with his German counterpart additionally dwelt on a dam venture being constructed by Ethiopia on the Nile River, which Cairo sees as an “existential menace” to its water share from the Nile.
Wednesday’s go to by the German president is the primary to Egypt in 25 years, in accordance with Egyptian media.
His go to comes as Israel continues a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 Hamas assault regardless of a UN Security Council decision demanding a direct cease-fire.
More than 41,000 folks, largely girls and kids, have since been killed and practically 95,000 others injured, in accordance with native well being authorities.
An ongoing blockade of the enclave has led to extreme shortages of meals, clear water and medication, leaving a lot of the area in ruins.
Israel faces accusations of genocide for its actions in Gaza on the International Court of Justice.
Source: www.dailysabah.com