السيسي: إسرائيل تستخدم التجويع كسلاح ضد المدنيين في غزة

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi today (Monday) sharply criticized Israel for its ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and its policies in the West Bank, warning of the dangers of attempts to displace Palestinians and eliminate their cause.

In a speech before the BRICS summit, El-Sisi accused Israel of committing the most heinous acts of killing and terror, using starvation and deprivation of health services as weapons against civilians, explaining that these practices have led to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe that has reached the point where the United Nations declared a state of famine in the Gaza Strip.

The End of the Two-State Solution

El-Sisi stated that Israel continues to expand its military operations, further destroying the means of life in order to force Palestinians to leave their land and implement a plan for forced displacement, noting that Egypt firmly rejects any scenario aimed at displacing Palestinians from their land, as this represents an attempt to eliminate the Palestinian cause and bury the two-state solution.

El-Sisi condemned Israel's attempts to impose sovereignty over the West Bank and build new settlements, indicating that this aims to change the legal and demographic status of the occupied territories and impose a fait accompli that undermines the Palestinian people's right to establish their independent state.

The Egyptian president reviewed his country's efforts to reach a ceasefire, ensure the flow of aid, and release prisoners, noting that Cairo has prepared a comprehensive plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that has received broad Arab and international support, and that it intends to host an international conference for reconstruction as soon as a ceasefire agreement is reached.

Double Standards

El-Sisi called on world leaders to support the two-state solution, saying: "I urge you to recognize the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, which would solidify peace and stability in the Middle East and the entire world," criticizing what he described as "a blatant double standard and a gross violation of international law."

He pointed out that the current decline undermines the foundations of international peace and security, returning humanity to an atmosphere of chaos and lawlessness, and entrenching the use of force as a means to impose will and achieve goals.