Speaking alongside his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says that “hunger is being used as a weapon against Palestinians, and this is very dangerous.”
Without mentioning Israel by name, he says this is a “flagrant violation of human rights before our eyes and we were not able to do anything about it.”
Sissi stresses “the importance of reaching a ceasefire [in Gaza] and developing a mechanism to help the entry of more humanitarian aid as well as the release of the hostages, and to also discuss the postwar stage.”
Sissi calls for “Europe to play its role” in encouraging a ceasefire. Sissi says Egypt is “very keen to play a positive role, whether it’s with the Palestinians and Hamas, in particular, in cooperation with the Qataris and the United States.”
He wants to see “extra pressure on the different parties” to end the fighting.
Steinmeier is the first German head of state to visit Egypt in a quarter-century.
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