Sisi suggests roadmap for ending war, creating Palestinian state
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday suggested a "roadmap" to end the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
"I have invited you today to discuss... a roadmap... that would begin by guaranteeing the complete, secure, fast and sustainable flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza's residents, followed by immediate negotiations over pacification and a ceasefire," al-Sisi said at the opening of a summit in Cairo with the leaders of regional countries and senior Western officials.
The roadmap also calls for "swift negotiations to revive the peace process, reach a two-state solution and establish an independent Palestinian state," al-Sisi added.
Al-Sisi also said the conflict would never be resolved “at the expense of Egypt,” referring to fears Israel may try to push Gaza’s population into the Sinai Peninsula.
“We are facing an unprecedented crisis that requires full attention to avert expanding the conflict,” he added.
King Abdullah II of Jordan told the summit that Israel's air campaign and siege of Gaza was “a war crime” and slammed the international community's response.
“Anywhere else, attacking civilian infrastructure and deliberately starving an entire population of food, water, electricity, and basic necessities would be condemned,” he said. Apparently, he added, “human rights have boundaries. They stop at borders, they stop at races, they stop at religions.”
Source: Naharnet, Associated Press
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