Egypt condemns killing of Haniyeh, says it undermines Gaza truce talks

By Lazar Berman

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31 July 2024, 1:04 pm 9 Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, right, meets with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Khalid Fawzi at the former's office in Gaza City on October 3, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

Egypt condemns the strikes on Hezbollah military leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, calling it a “dangerous escalation” that could ignite the region.

Its foreign ministry says that the strikes undermine “the strenuous efforts made by Egypt and its partners to stop the war in the Gaza Strip,” and “indicate the absence of Israeli political will to calm the situation.”

Cairo calls for the United Nations Security Council to “prevent the security situation in the region from spiraling out of control.”