🇺🇸🇪🇬🇮🇱🇵🇸 Blinken meets El-Sissi in Cairo to discuss Israel-Hamas war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Sunday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reaffirmed his country's support for Israel in its fight against Hamas.
Speaking in Cairo after meeting with Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Blinken however cautioned that "the way that Israel does this matters. It needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have for human life and human dignity, taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians."
During his meeting with Blinken, el-Sissi said Israel’s Gaza operation has exceeded “the right of self-defense” and turned into “a collective punishment."
It was the strongest public pushback that Blinken has heard from the seven Arab leaders with whom he has met on the trip.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Sunday to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday reaffirmed his country's support for Israel in its fight against Hamas.
Speaking in Cairo after meeting with Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Blinken however cautioned that "the way that Israel does this matters. It needs to do it in a way that affirms the shared values that we have for human life and human dignity, taking every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians."
During his meeting with Blinken, el-Sissi said Israel’s Gaza operation has exceeded “the right of self-defense” and turned into “a collective punishment."
It was the strongest public pushback that Blinken has heard from the seven Arab leaders with whom he has met on the trip.
#USA #Egypt #Israel #Palestine
@africaintel