As Israel cuts off electricity, food and water to Palestine's Gaza and orders evacuations for an anticipated ground attack, Türkiye and Egypt call for end to collective punishment of Gaza residents.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el Sisi, both underlining the importance of preventing collective punishment for the people of Gaza. / Photo: AA
During a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Saturday, Fidan and Sisi also stressed the importance of preventing collective punishment for the people of Gaza such as hunger and mass displacement, Egypt's Presidency said. He is later expected to meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukri and hold a joint press conference with his counterpart.
His visit comes as hostilities between Palestinian group Hamas and Israel enter their second week, with the embattled Gaza bordering northeast Egypt facing Israeli airstrikes, a cutoff of basic utilities, and an order for over 1 million residents to evacuate their homes in the north and go to the south.
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