Egypt PM Says Cairo to Intensify Truce Efforts to Halt Israeli Aggression
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil vowed Friday to intensify Cairo's efforts to secure a truce and end Israel's "aggression" in the Gaza Strip.
"Egypt will not hesitate to intensify its efforts and make sacrifices to stop this aggression and achieve a lasting truce," he said at a press conference in Gaza City's Shifa hospital after seeing some victims from the latest Israeli strike.
Qandil crossed into Gaza before midday through the only border post with Egypt, heavily guarded by Egyptian security personnel wearing flak jackets and carrying assault rifles.
He was greeted by Gaza's Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniya , who ventured out in public for the first time since Israel launched the offensive Wednesday by assassinating the militant group's military commander.
Egypt said Qandil's three-hour visit Friday was meant as a show of solidarity with the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers.
Source: Agence France Presse, Associated Press
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