CAIRO – 22 February 2024: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized the gravity of further military action in Gaza during a phone call on Thursday. El-Sisi and Ibrahim cautioned against the catastrophic humanitarian repercussions of further military operations in the strip as they discussed Egypt’s efforts to achieve a ceasefire and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. Egypt is spearheading humanitarian efforts to deliver tens of thousands of tons of aid from Egyptian and international organizations, as well as various countries worldwide. In mid-February, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said that Egypt had contributed with 100,000 tons of aid bound for Gaza out of a total of 130,000 tons since the start of the crisis. Moreover, a high-level delegation from Hamas, led by the head of the movement’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, held talks with Egyptian officials on the Gaza war earlier this week.

Source: Egypt Today February 22, 2024 11:39 UTC