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Monday, July 28, 2014
Egypt slams ‘excessive’ Israeli force
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt condemns Israel for using what it said was “excessive force” against civilians in the Gaza Strip.
It also urges Israel and Hamas to abide by the “humanitarian truce” proposed by Cairo and backed by the United Nations to end the 21-day conflict.
“Egypt condemns the excessive use of force from the Israeli side against civilians” in the coastal enclave, the Foreign Ministry says in a statement.
It particularly condemned strikes on a hospital and a beachfront refugee camp in Gaza City, but did not blame either the Israeli military or Hamas.
The ceasefire is the “only way to preserve civilian lives, innocent blood and end the siege on Gaza that will allow our Palestinian brothers to achieve their legitimate aspiration of an independent state,” the ministry says.
— AFP
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