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KSA, Egypt FMs reiterate calls for ceasefire in Gaza: FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry reiterated a call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a press conference in Cairo (watch, runtime: 20:50). They called on the international community to exercise responsibility in achieving a ceasefire and ending the siege on Gaza. They also discussed the crisis in Libya, Syria and Yemen, agreeing on the necessity of working together to ensure the stability of neighboring countries.
Shared priorities? “An immediate ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid [to Gaza] to pave the way for a fair and sustainable political resolution on the basis of a two-state solution,” FM bin Farhan said.
The FM also gave his two cents on Israel’s rejection of a recent ruling by the International Court of Justiceordering Tel Aviv to avoid any acts of genocide against Palestinians. “What we need is a respect by everyone to international law…This applies to Israel like it applies to anyone else. This is the main challenge right now,” he said. Israel’s rejection of the ruling “is what got us here: more than 30k deaths in Gaza, a systematic policy for starvation, and a collective punishment for Palestinians,” he said.
