Egypt: We are working to restore calm between Israel and Palestine
According to a written statement by the Egyptian Presidency, President Abdel Fattah es-Sisi received Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ionel Ciuca, who is visiting Cairo for official talks.
During the meeting, in addition to regional issues, Egypt’s efforts to ensure peace between Palestine and Israel were discussed, but no details were given on these activities.
Sisi and Ciuca stated that they agreed to intensify efforts to find a comprehensive and fair solution to the Palestinian problem.
At the meeting, where the war in Ukraine and its political and economic effects were discussed, the issue of cooperation in the field of energy was also discussed.
In the statement made by the Egyptian government, it is highlighted that the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mustafa Medbuli, met with his Romanian counterpart, Ciuca, and after the meeting, a series of memorandums of understanding were signed, especially for gas transportation.
In an earlier statement from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, it was claimed that the movement’s Secretary General, Ziyad en-Nehhale, discussed events in Palestine, especially in occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank, with Egypt’s Intelligence Chief, Abbas Kamil. .
THE ATTACK AT THE FEET OF ISRAEL INCREASES TENSIONS
The Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank last week heightened tensions in the region.
The raid that killed 10 Palestinians in Jenin was followed by an attack that killed 7 Israelis in an illegal Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.
Two Israelis, one seriously, were injured in an armed attack carried out by a 13-year-old Palestinian in the Silvan district of occupied East Jerusalem on January 28, as fanatical Jewish settlers attacked Palestinians, their homes and vehicles. in the West. Bank and East Jerusalem.
More than 35 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed since the beginning of 2023 as a result of open fire by the Israeli army and Jewish settlers. (AA)