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Egypt looking to host international meeting on Palestine issue

Published: 15 Oct 2023 - 02:35 pm | Last Updated: 15 Oct 2023 - 02:40 pm
A Palestinian civil defence operator sprays water to douse the area of a building destroyed following an Israeli attack on the town of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Faeq / AFP)

A Palestinian civil defence operator sprays water to douse the area of a building destroyed following an Israeli attack on the town of Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Faeq / AFP)

Bloomberg

Egypt has sent invitations to host an international regional summit aimed at addressing the recent developments relating to the Palestinian issue, the Presidency said Sunday in a statement. 

The government is intensifying communication with regional and international relief organizations in order to deliver the aid needed in the Gaza Strip, according to the statement which included the resolutions reached after a meeting of the country’s National Security Council. 

The statement didn’t provide further details on who was invited or when it could be held.

Egypt stands ready to make any effort to calm the current situation involving fighting between Israel and Hamas, it said while also noting that the country’s national security is a "red line” and that there would be "no complacency” in protecting it.