Egypt's FM, Palestinian delegation talk developments in Gaza, West Bank
CAIRO - 5 April 2025: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdelatty received a delegation on Saturday from the Palestinian Fatah movement, where they discussed the developments in Gaza and the West Bank.
The delegation was headed by Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub, Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee, and including Rawhi Fattouh, Speaker of the National Council, and Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, member of the Fatah Central Committee and former Palestinian Prime Minister.
Ambassador Tamim Khallaf, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that the meeting witnessed an exchange of views and assessments regarding current developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, in light of the dangerous Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Minister Abdelatty reviewed the latest developments in Egyptian efforts aimed at restoring the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resuming the flow of humanitarian aid as soon as possible.
Abdelatty emphasized Egypt's supportive stance towards the Palestinian Authority and affirmed its rejection of Israeli attempts to undermine the unity of the Palestinian territories and separate the Gaza Strip from the West Bank.
During the meeting, the Foreign Minister stressed Egypt's complete rejection of the ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israel's aggressive policy in the region, and its use of brutal military force without the slightest regard for international humanitarian law.
He also emphasized the continued extremist practices of the Israeli occupation against civilians, and its treatment of Israel as a state above the law. He added that the illusion of power will not help Israel achieve the security it envisions. Rather, the atrocities it is committing will only intensify feelings of hatred and revenge against it in the region, and will place further obstacles to peaceful coexistence among the peoples of the region.
This will have a profoundly negative impact on its security, stability, and the prospects for achieving sustainable peace in the region. He warned of the consequences of the continued shameful international silence regarding the events in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Minister Abdelatty reiterated Egypt's rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land, addressing the Arab-Islamic plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
He emphasized the importance of strengthening Palestinian unity and the role of the Palestinian National Authority, ensuring the fulfillment of the aspirations and hopes of the Palestinian people and the achievement of a permanent and just solution to the Palestinian issue through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the June 4, 1967, lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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