Israeli Attacks
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed that achieving stability in Lebanon is among Egypt’s top priorities, during a consultative meeting with EU and Arab leaders in Cyprus on Friday.
Abdelatty voiced Egypt’s unequivocal condemnation of the Israeli strikes, which have caused hundreds of casualties across multiple areas, and reaffirmed Cairo’s firm rejection of any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
Minister Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s commitment to Lebanon’s sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, and the safety and well-being of its people.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.
During talks on Wednesday with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, the foreign minister underscored the need for the full and simultaneous implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 without selectivity.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty reiterated this position in a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Sunday.
Successive Israeli strikes targeted areas around the presidential palace and the Syrian General Staff complex, marking a dangerous escalation in a region already plagued by violent conflicts, all entwined with Israeli involvement.
The strikes come after the US announced on Sunday “obliterating” key Iranian nuclear facilities, joining a fierce war between Israel and Iran that started on 13 June and led to fatalities in both countries.
The operation comes a day after Israeli forces struck the Red Sea ports of Hudaydah and Salif in Yemen, while threatening to target Houthis' top leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi if the Houthis continue their attacks.
Graphic videos posted on social media showed bodies on tables at the Thailandy restaurant, which was operating as a community kitchen, a dead man seated on a chair, and several children lying motionless on the ground covered in blood.
Israeli forces on Wednesday shelled a building belonging to the UN Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, in Jabalia of northern Gaza, killing 19 people, including nine children, according to Gaza’s civil defense agency.
In Gaza, the genocide carried out by the Israeli occupation continues for more than 17 months, leaving more than 163,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to more than 14,000 missing.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), recounted a terrifying experience following Israeli air strikes in Sanaa on Thursday.
The number of victims of the Israeli aggression on Gaza has risen to 44,502 martyrs
The two leaders deliberated on the evolving situation in the Middle East in a phone conversation on Wednesday
Hezbollah says it hit 11 Israeli military installations with 320 Katyusha rockets
The attack came just hours after a rocket assault on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has killed 12 people and left 20 others wounded.
As reported by Extra News on Friday, the source highlighted the significant progress achieved by Egyptian efforts in the past weeks during the ceasefire negotiations.
"I am afraid that if Netanyahu enters Rafah, he may return with the bodies of 50 or 60 captives," Rashwan said. "No one will get out alive," he added.
The Egyptian Red Crescent office in North Sinai stated on Sunday that they are ready at the crossing to receive the injured at any time, assuring that they are working around the clock.
