Egypt's el-Sissi calls for Gaza cease-fire, warns of dire consequences if broader conflict erupts
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A man looks at the debris after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighborhood of central Gaza City on Aug. 20, 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in El-Alamein, Egypt, Aug. 20, 2024. A combination picture shows, clockwork from top left, Yoram Metzger, Abraham Munder, Yagev Buchshtab, Nadav Popplewell, Alex Dancyg, and Chaim Peri, who were kidnapped in the October 7 Hamas attack. (Photo by the Hostages Families Forum Headquarters / AFP)
Egypt called Tuesday for a cease-fire in the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, saying that the conflict could expand into a broader, regional war if fighting is not halted in the narrow territory along the Mediterranean Sea.
