Cairo: Egypt has called on Israel to stop deadly attacks on the Palestinian territory and to avoid further military escalation in an ongoing military campaign on the Gaza Strip, the official Egyptian Middle East news agency reported.
The call was made late Wednesday in a phone contact that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri made to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi. Shukri stressed the necessity of halting Israeli attacks on the Palestinian lands and the importance of working to spare the region further escalation. He underlined Egypt’s keenness on regional stability by resolving problems through diplomatic means and negotiations. “The latest developments emphasise the necessary resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts as soon as possible and without delay,” the Egyptian official was quoted as telling Ashkenazi.
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Israel delays peace talks with PA January 11, 2021 at 9:31 am | Published in: Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki in Ramallah, West Bank on March 15 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency] January 11, 2021 at 9:31 am
Israel put off a scheduled meeting between Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Riyad Al-Maliki and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi,
Maariv revealed yesterday.
The
Shehab News Agency reported the Israeli daily saying that the meeting was postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Israel.
The two sides had agreed on the meeting following direct mediation by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri and representatives from other countries, including France, Germany and Jordan.
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