Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone. The Egyptian President’s Office gave this information. According to news agency Xinhua, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi briefed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Egypt’s mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas during a call on Tuesday, July 16. He also stressed the need to unite international efforts to ensure the success of mediation and to deliver adequate humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave.
French President Emmanuel Macron praised Egypt’s efforts to resolve the Israel-Palestine crisis. The leaders of the two countries have agreed on the importance of increasing international cooperation to prevent the conflict from escalating. So that the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip can prevent the region from going into further turmoil.
According to the statement, the leaders of the two countries reiterated the need to advance the two-state solution as the best way to achieve lasting security and stability in the region. Last week, Egypt and Qatar held a new round of talks aimed at achieving a ceasefire agreement and a prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas, in which the US also participated. However, little progress has been made in this direction so far.
