Egypt's Sisi calls to ensure Gazans not 'forcibly displaced'
Published: 06:05 AM,May 30,2024 | EDITED : 10:05 AM,May 30,2024
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday urged the international community to ensure Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are not displaced from their war-ravaged territory.
'I... call on the international community to immediately provide for long-term humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip and to end the Israeli siege,' Sisi told a forum of Arab leaders and Chinese officials in Beijing.
He also urged the international community to 'stop any attempt at forcing Palestinians to forcibly flee their land'.
China is this week hosting Sisi and several other Arab leaders for a forum at which discussions on the war in Gaza were expected.
Sisi's comments come after the Israeli forces said Wednesday it had gained 'operational control' over the strategic Philadelphi corridor along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Sisi on Thursday said there was 'no pathway to peace and stability in the region' without a 'comprehensive approach to the Palestinian cause'.
He called for a 'serious and immediate commitment to a recognition of the Palestinians' legitimate right to an independent state'.
'I... call on the international community to immediately provide for long-term humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip and to end the Israeli siege,' Sisi told a forum of Arab leaders and Chinese officials in Beijing.
He also urged the international community to 'stop any attempt at forcing Palestinians to forcibly flee their land'.
China is this week hosting Sisi and several other Arab leaders for a forum at which discussions on the war in Gaza were expected.
Sisi's comments come after the Israeli forces said Wednesday it had gained 'operational control' over the strategic Philadelphi corridor along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
Sisi on Thursday said there was 'no pathway to peace and stability in the region' without a 'comprehensive approach to the Palestinian cause'.
He called for a 'serious and immediate commitment to a recognition of the Palestinians' legitimate right to an independent state'.