In a speech to Arab leaders largely focused on Gaza at the 33rd Arab League Summit in Manama, Sissi accused Israel of engaging in “evasive actions to shirk its responsibilities and in devious maneuvering around efforts to achieve a ceasefire.”
Sissi, whose country has mediated efforts to reach a truce and hostage release deal throughout the war, did not mention any specific instances of “devious maneuvering” allegedly carried out by Israel.
He said that Egypt is “unequivocally committed to its steadfast position…in rejecting the liquidation of the Palestinian cause, the forced displacement or compulsory migration of the Palestinians, as well as the creation of conditions rendering Gaza uninhabitable, with the aim of evacuating the land of Palestine from its people.”
All parties must make a choice, Sissi said elsewhere in his address, between “the path of peace, stability and hope, or the one of chaos and destruction, which is fueled by the persistent military escalation in the Gaza Strip.” READ MORE
