World Courant
CAIRO
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan mentioned methods to strengthen bilateral relations and the regional state of affairs, particularly within the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Presidency mentioned on Saturday.
This got here throughout an unannounced go to by the Emirati chief, based on official sources from each nations.
“President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Cairo at this time on a go to to the Arab Republic of Egypt,” mentioned the Emirati information company WAM.
Israel has launched a lethal army offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas assault, which Tel Aviv mentioned killed lower than 1,200 individuals.
Greater than 32,100 Palestinians have since been killed and over 72,400 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of requirements.
Israel has additionally imposed a crippling blockade on the Gaza Strip, leaving its inhabitants, significantly residents of northern Gaza, on the verge of hunger.
The Israeli conflict has pushed 85% of Gaza’s inhabitants into inside displacement amid acute shortages of meals, clear water, and drugs, whereas 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure has been broken or destroyed, based on the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to cease genocidal acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is supplied to civilians in Gaza.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala
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