2023-10-07 10:08:21
On Saturday morning, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry began conducting intensive contacts with his counterparts and a number of international officials, to work to stop the ongoing escalation between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said that Egypt is conducting intensive contacts at all levels to contain the current crisis.
The spokesman revealed that “the communications conducted by the Foreign Minister in this regard are focused on influential international parties, to ensure unified and consistent efforts, spare the region from further factors of tension and instability, and prevent the situation from getting out of control.”
Egypt had warned of the “serious dangers” of the ongoing escalation between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, following a series of attacks once morest Palestinian cities.
According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Saturday, Egypt called for “exercising the utmost levels of restraint and avoiding exposing civilians to further risks.”
The statement warned of “dangerous repercussions resulting from the escalation of violence, which would negatively affect the future of truce efforts.”
Egypt called on international actors involved in supporting efforts to resume the peace process to intervene immediately to stop the ongoing escalation, and urged Israel to stop attacks and provocative actions once morest the Palestinian people, and to adhere to the rules of international humanitarian law with regard to the responsibilities of the occupying state.
Hamas launched attacks on Israel on Saturday morning, including the firing of thousands of rockets and the infiltration of armed men into Israeli cities.
Later, Israel announced the launch of an operation called “Iron Swords,” to strike targets belonging to the movement in the Gaza Strip.
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