In a speech marking Egypt’s national day, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared that ‘no one should question Egypt’s role’ regarding the Palestinian problem. “[Egypt has] martyred 100,000 for the Palestinian problem,” stated the President in his July 23rd speech. Egypt’s President further stressed the government’s support for the two state-solution which would see an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital city. “We will continue to support our Palestinian brothers to the full extent of our national duty,” said President Sisi, adding that Egypt has been in communication with the Israelis and Palestinians since before the commencement of the recent Israeli operations in Gaza. ‘One child killed every hour in Gaza in the past two days’ The speech came as diplomatic efforts remain under-way to solve the crisis which has left more than 650 Palestinians in Gaza dead, including more than 160 children. Up to 29 Israeli soldiers have also been killed since Israel commenced its ground operations. In an extraordinary meeting, the United Nation’s top human rights official Navi Pillay condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza, adding that “war crimes” may have been committed. “There seems to be a strong…
‘100,000 Egyptians were martyred for the Palestinian cause’ says Egypt’s President
July 23, 2014
