Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry warned of “the serious humanitarian consequences that will affect more than 1.4 million Palestinians as a result of the closure of the Rafah crossing and the continuation of massive Israeli attacks.”
Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement “Shukry received a phone call on Monday from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, discussing developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip. “
The statement pointed out that “Shukry emphasized to his American counterpart the serious security risks posed by the continuation of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, and in the Palestinian city of Rafah in particular, and the great danger related to the stability of the region. .”
The statement said, “Both ministers stressed the importance of opening land routes between Israel and the Gaza Strip, and bringing in sufficient humanitarian aid to meet the urgent needs of the residents of the Strip.” expel Palestinians from their country.”
The statement revealed that the two ministers agreed to continue close consultation and coordination on the overall developments of the crisis in the Gaza Strip, and support ways to contain its effects. and prevent the escalation and spread of violence to other parts of the region.
On Sunday, Egypt announced its intention to formally intervene in support of the lawsuit filed by South Africa against Israel before the International Court of Justice, to investigate breach of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the intervention in the lawsuit against Israel comes as a result of the severity of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, as well as the direct targeting of civilians. and the destruction of infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. the Strath, and the Palestinians were pushed to be displaced and expelled from the land.
A few days ago, Israeli forces attacked and took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border with Egypt, and Israeli tanks also entered some neighborhoods east of Rafah.
The war began after an unprecedented Hamas attack on areas and sites along the Gaza Strip on October 7, which led to the killing of 1,200 people, most of them civilians, including women and children, according to Israeli authorities. .
In response to the attack, Israel vowed to “eliminate the movement,” and has since carried out a bombing campaign followed by ground operations since October 27, resulting in the killing of more than 35,000 Palestinians, the most of them women and children, and the injured more than 78,000, according to what the Ministry of Defense and Health announced in the region.
2024-05-13 13:27:09
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