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Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Wednesday 31 July, condemned Israel’s ‘dangerous escalation policy’ over the past two days. Egypt's statement did not explicitly refer to Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and the targeting of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. In its statement, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said that this escalation foreshadows the risks of igniting a confrontation in the region in a way that leads to dire security consequences, warning against the policy of assassinations,…