Egyptian President says Gaza war one of starvation, genocide, highlights efforts by his country, Qatar, USA to stop it

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi affirmed Tuesday that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip is a war of starvation, genocide, and an attemp...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi affirmed Tuesday that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip is a war of starvation, genocide, and an attempt to eliminate the Palestinian cause.

He highlighted the efforts exerted by the Arab Republic of Egypt with the State of Qatar and the United States of America, to stop the war and deliver aid to the population.

In a joint press conference with his Vietnamese counterpart Luong Cuong, El Sisi stated that the talks addressed the current situation in the Middle East, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region, end the war in Gaza, and support the Palestinian people in obtaining their legitimate rights and establishing their independent state based on the June 4, 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He considered that the lives of the Palestinian people in the Strip, and perhaps in the West Bank as well, are now being used as a political bargaining chip, while the human conscience and the international community stand by watching what is happening in Gaza.

During the past few months or weeks, he continued, much has been said about Egypt’s role in delivering aid, affirming that the Gaza Strip has five outlets to the outside world, including the Rafah crossing, while the rest are with Israel, stressing that the Rafah crossing has not been closed during this war nor before.