White House readout of Trump-Sissi call doesn’t mention idea of Egypt taking in Gazans

By Jacob Magid

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1 February 2025, 8:26 pm

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Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

The White House readout on the call earlier today between US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi makes no mention of Trump’s publicly repeated demand that Cairo take in Palestinians from Gaza.

Instead, it suffices with noting that the two “discussed Egypt’s important role in the release of hostages from Gaza” and that Sissi expressed his confidence that “Trump’s leadership could usher in a golden age of Middle East peace.”

Trump last week claimed he had already spoken to Sissi and mentioned the demand, though Egyptian officials told local media that no such call had taken place.