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Smoke and explosions hit southern Lebanon as Israeli strikes intensify and displacement tops one million.
Egypt’s Abdelatty tells Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam Cairo rejects Israeli strikes and incursions, backs aid and de-escalation talks.
According to field reports from the Sudanese Doctors Network, more than 4,500 people have been displaced so far. Of these, around 1,900 have reached El Obeid, while the remainder are still on their way, facing harsh conditions and severe shortages of food, water, and shelter.
More than 500,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza on Saturday, according to the enclave’s civil defense department, in a journey marked by both heartbreak and hope.
From the very beginning of the war on Gaza, Egypt took a firm and unwavering stance: rejecting any attempts to displace Palestinians from the Strip or to annex the territory.
Residents were urged to evacuate the city immediately and head south via the coastal Rashid Road instead.
Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that the situation in the Gaza Strip has reached an unprecedented level of humanitarian deterioration, describing it as a "major catastrophe."
The National Council for Women (NCW) said Tuesday it supports all measures taken by Egypt to protect the Egyptian and Arab national security from any plans to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza.
The United Nations (UN) announced that the Israeli war in Gaza resulted in the displacement of 90 percent of Palestinian citizens from their homes.
The UNHCR released a report last week highlighting that Egypt had become the largest host of Sudanese who "sought international protection" since the outbreak of war in mid-April 2023.
The organization indicated that the figure, which is 1.2 million, is based on the data of the Egyptian government.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expats Badr Abdel Aty received Wednesday a phone call from his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock.
The minister highlighted that 53,000 pregnant Palestinian women in Gaza Strip lack basic healthcare services, and that 130 children had been orphaned.
Minister of Defense and Military Production Mohamed Zaki received Tuesday UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli is attending a plenary session on Tuesday at the House of Representatives to answer briefing requests on the measures taken to inhibit the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza Strip.
The House of Representatives will discuss on Tuesday16 briefing requests on measures taken to prevent attempts at forced displacement of Palestinians in Sinai.
Ninety-three shelters are accommodating 430,000 IDPs in the Middle areas, Khan Younis, and Rafah, recording an increase of 10,000 in just 24 hours.
The UNRWA indicated in its Saturday situation report that 17 of its workers had been killed since October 7, and that 15 others had been injured.
Azzam Shaath, a political researcher in the Palestinian affairs based in Gaza, said the Israeli plans in the strip extend beyond internal forced displacement of residents.
The United Media Services said in a Wednesday statement that it supports President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s position on Gaza, which reflects the long-standing stance of all Egyptians.
