Critical meeting between Egyptian President Sisi and Mahmoud Abbas

According to the written statement of the Egyptian presidency, Egyptian President Al Sisi had a telephone conversation with Palestinian President Abbas.

During the meeting, which discussed tension in the region, the leaders drew attention to the danger that the current situation, in which there will be no political options, could worsen in a way that threatens the lives of civilians and the security and stability of the region.

Sisi and Abbas expressed their “deep concern” over the continuation of the current tension and the serious deterioration of humanitarian and security conditions.

The leaders also emphasized that ensuring sustainable stability in the region requires reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the question of Palestine on the basis of a two-state solution, in line with the conditions of international legitimacy.

On the other hand, Egyptian President Sisi discussed the tension between Israel and Palestine in separate telephone conversations with the President of the Council of the European Union (EU), Charles Michel, and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Hamas’s military wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, announced yesterday that it had launched a comprehensive attack against Israel called the “Aqsa Flood.”

As thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza towards Israel, armed groups entered settlements in the region.

The Israeli army also launched an attack on the Gaza Strip with dozens of fighter jets.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza announced that 370 people were killed and 2,200 injured in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

Eight Palestinians lost their lives as a result of fire opened by Israeli soldiers in several cities in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli press claimed that 700 Israelis had been killed and 2,150 people wounded in the attacks so far. (AA)