US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo as the Gaza war rages.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Sunday Oct. 15, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERSEgypt said Sunday it plans to host a summit on “the future of the Palestinian cause” as the Israel-Hamas war raged in Gaza and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed a national security council meeting Sunday on the “military escalation in Gaza”, said a statement from his spokesman. Israeli forces have readied to invade Gaza with the aim of destroying Hamas, the Islamist militant group that unleashed the bloodiest attack in the country’s history.In the eight days since Hamas gunmen killed more than 1,300 Israelis in a surprise onslaught, Israel has responded with an intense bombing campaign that has claimed over 2,300 lives in Gaza.
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