GAZA (Reuters): Jordan’s King Abdullah and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi stressed at the end of an Arab summit in Aqaba that pressure should be increased to end Israel’s “aggression” against Gaza and protect civilians there.
In a palace statement, both leaders – who attended a three-way meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas – said they rejected any Israeli plans to separate the fate of Hamas-ruled Gaza from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, adding the two entities were the basis of a future Palestinian state.
The Egyptian President said that providing more aid to Palestinians in Gaza requires a “decisive stance” from the international community to push for a ceasefire, according to an Egyptian presidency statement.
Al-Sisi met with Jordan’s King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Jordanian Red Sea city of Aqaba where the three leaders rejected what they said were any efforts or proposals aimed at “liquidating the Palestinian cause.”
