Cairo: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty reiterated Egypt’s total rejection of Israel’s policy of starvation and collective punishment in the Gaza Strip, which constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. Abdelatty made the comments during his meeting on Thursday 15/5/2025 with Palestinian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa on the fringe of a preparatory meeting of Arab foreign ministers ahead of the 34th Arab Summit, which is set to be held in Iraq’s Baghdad on Saturday.

According to State Information Service Egypt, the top Egyptian diplomat reviewed Egypt’s efforts to restore the ceasefire in Gaza and allow the access of humanitarian and medical aid into the Palestinian enclave. They discussed the joint efforts made by Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to implement the Gaza reconstruction plan and finalize the arrangements for Egypt’s hosting of an international conference for the reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave.

The meeting took up how to enable the Palestinian Authority to run Gaza as being the legitimate governing power. The two sides tackled the developments in the West Bank, amid the continuation of Israeli military operations, where Abdelatty expressed Egypt’s blanket rejection of violations and incursions by Israeli settlers and the expansion of settlement activities and land confiscation.

He underlined the need of intensifying efforts to foster trade and economic relations between the two sides and capitalize on the capabilities of the two countries to achieve joint interests. During the meeting, they exchanged viewpoints towards several issues of mutual concern at both the Arab and African arenas.

They discussed the latest developments in Gaza, Libya, Sudan and the Sahel and the Sahara region. They agreed on intensifying joint coordination between the two sides to support security and stability.