Egypt’s Sissi: War in Gaza has turned into a war of starvation and annihilation

By Nurit Yohanan

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5 August 2025, 2:53 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a press conference after his meeting with the French president at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, on April 7, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi says that “the war in Gaza is no longer a war to achieve diplomatic objectives or to free hostages — it has become a war of starvation, annihilation, and the elimination of the Palestinian cause.”

At a press conference in Cairo with Vietnamese President Lương Cường, Sissi adds that “history will hold many countries accountable for their stance on the war in Gaza, and the global human conscience will not remain silent for long.”