Its president Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and King Abdullah II her of Jordan today called on Cairo for an immediate end to the clashes in the Gaza Strip, accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of the population, aiming to “starve” the Palestinians into displacement. The leaders of Egypt and Jordan were originally scheduled to meet in Amman with the US president, Joe Bidenand the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbasbut Jordan canceled the quadripartite meeting.
“Egypt and Jordan reject policy of collective punishment through siege, starvation and forced displacement of poor Palestinian enclave residents“, announced the Jordanian palaces, according to APE – MEB. They also warned that a “regional catastrophe” is threatened in the case of an extension of the crisis and demanded an immediate cessation of hostilities.
THE Egyptwhich borders the Gaza Strip, and the Jordanwhich shares a border with the occupied West Bank, have signed peace treaties with Israel in 1979 and 1994 respectively. They often mediate between Israelis and Palestinians.
Earlier today, Mr Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with the head of the US military command in the Middle East, Central and South Asia to discuss “the situation in Gaza“, as reported by his office. At the same time, the head of Egyptian diplomacy, Sameh Shoukry, and his British counterpart, James Cleverley, jointly stated that their “priority” is “to provide humanitarian aid» to its inhabitants Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of trucks with emergency supplies are parked outside Gaza, which is constantly being pounded by Israel. For humanitarian aid to pass through the Rafah border crossing – the only one not controlled by Israel – Cairo says the bombed roads leading to it must first be restored. According to two sources of the security services, cited by the Reuters agency, for this purpose machines were sent from Egypt to the Gaza Strip.
Footage broadcast by Al Jazeera shows large craters, the broken pavement and some damaged buildings in the crossing area.
Source: News Beast
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