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The White House said the leaders spoke astir 'Egypt's important relation successful the merchandise of hostages from Gaza.' (AP photos)
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump agreed connected the request to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire woody successful a telephone telephone connected Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, but it was unclear if they discussed Trump’s telephone for the transportation of Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.
The White House said the leaders spoke astir “Egypt’s important relation successful the merchandise of hostages from Gaza”, and that Sisi expressed assurance that Trump could bring bid to the region.
Egypt said the 2 leaders had a affirmative dialog that stressed the value of afloat implementing the archetypal and 2nd phases of the ceasefire betwixt Israel and Palestinian militant radical Hamas, and the request to measurement up humanitarian assistance shipments to Gaza.
The White House connection connected the telephone did not notation to the ceasefire.
Neither connection mentioned whether they discussed Trump’s assertion past week that Egypt and Jordan should instrumentality successful Palestinians from Gaza pursuing 15 months of Israeli bombardments that person near astir of the enclave’s 2.3 cardinal radical homeless.
Critics person called his proposition tantamount to taste cleansing.
Sisi rejected the thought connected Wednesday, describing it arsenic an “act of injustice”. However, connected Thursday Trump reiterated his call, saying, “we bash a batch for them, and they are going to bash it,” successful an evident notation to US assistance to some Egypt and Jordan.
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Arab overseas ministers gathering successful Cairo connected Saturday besides rejected a transportation of Palestinians from their land, saying specified a determination would endanger determination stability, dispersed struggle and undermine prospects for peace.
Sisi invited Trump to sojourn Egypt arsenic soon arsenic imaginable to sermon problems successful the Middle East, the connection added. The 2 presidents besides discussed the request to fortify their economical and concern ties, it said.
The White House said the 2 leaders besides discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a disputed task that Egypt has agelong opposed due to the fact that of worries astir its aboriginal h2o supplies from the Nile River.
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