President Morsi held an emergency meeting early Thursday with Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, Minister of Defence Abdel Fatah El-Sissy and Interior Minister Mohamed Gamal El-Din to discuss domestic and regional developments, principally the latest Israeli aggression on Gaza.

The meeting that was held at the Presidential Palace in Cairo was also attended by Pakinam El-Sharakawy, the presidential aide for political affairs, and Essam El-Hadad, the presidential aide for foreign affairs and international cooperation.