Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In a statement by the foreign ministry, Egypt affirmed its full support for the ministers' position, which rejected Israel's proposal to transfer Palestinian residents to a "humanitarian city."
Cairo also hailed their opposition to the displacement of Palestinians as a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, as well as their rejection of Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and violence by Israeli settlers.
Meanwhile, Egypt reiterated its ongoing efforts with Qatar and the United States to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, the statement added.
It stressed the need for the international community to take further practical steps to implement a two-state solution and establish an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
This includes recognising the Palestinian state and supporting a clear and effective political process to establish lasting peace in the Middle East, the statement noted.
Earlier on Monday, twenty-five Western countries issued a joint statement calling for an immediate end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
The statement, issued by 20 European countries, including France and the UK, as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, warned against any steps toward forced displacement or settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories.
It also slammed the Israeli military’s aid delivery model.
The call by the 25 Western nations comes as Israel continues to deny essential humanitarian assistance into Gaza, leaving residents struggling for food, water and medicine.
The signatories also criticised the killing of thousands of Palestinians while trying to get food via the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which has replaced UN agencies as the main distributor of aid in the territory, in a clear breach of humanitarian impartiality standards.
Israel's 21-month genocidal war in Gaza has killed 59,029 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded more than 140,000.
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