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Halevi’s remarks effectively corroborate the figures released by Gaza’s health ministry, which has reported over 64,800 deaths and nearly 165,000 injuries since the start of the war — a toll that Israeli authorities have repeatedly dismissed as Hamas propaganda.
Hamas condemned Israel’s intentions to move forward with a plan for occupying Gaza City and displace scores of people stationed there, describing the move as “a major war crime.”
Both generals addressed a number of files and topics of common interest in light of the military cooperation relations and exchange of expertise between the Egyptian and Turkish armed forces, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Ministry of Defense on Thursday.
Farid made a visit to the permanent operations center in Arish city and listened to a detailed explanation of the plans and the decisions the army and police personnel are carrying out to uproot terrorism and preserve stability in North Sinai.
Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mohamed Farid attended Wednesday the main stage of a joint military drill dubbed "Saif Al Arab," - "Sword of Arabs".
Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid left Cairo Saturday, heading to Sudan in an official visit.
White House advisers on Sunday tried to quash speculation that President Donald Trump may seek to replace Chief of Staff John Kelly.
President Sisi met Wednesday with Egyptian Defense Minister Sobhi Sedki and Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, to be briefed on Sinai's security status.
The armed forces commander and Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi stressed that the Armed Forces will remain operating as a safety valve for Egypt’s security.
French Foreign Minister praised Egypt’s efforts to fight terrorism and emphasized it has France’s full support.
