CAIRO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met in Cairo on Sunday with Jibril Rajoub, secretary-general of the Central Committee of the Palestinian Fatah movement, to discuss Egypt's efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
During their meeting, Abdelatty reviewed efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.
He stressed Egypt's categorical rejection of Israeli military operations in Gaza, plans to displace Palestinians from their land, acts of "genocide," and the use of starvation as a weapon against the Palestinian people.
The top Egyptian diplomat also emphasized the importance of Israel's acceptance of the ceasefire proposal put forward by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, which is based on the initiative of the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East.
Regarding the West Bank, Abdelatty condemned Israel's settlement plan in the E1 area as well as other illegal practices there.
The two sides also discussed ways to mobilize international support for the recognition of a Palestinian state, in addition to the expected outcomes of the international conference on implementing the two-state solution, to be held in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meetings this month.
Abdelatty reiterated Egypt's full support for the rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Since the 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel, which killed about 1,200 people and led to about 250 hostages being taken, Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed more than 64,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 162,000 others, according to Gaza-based health authorities.
Earlier this month, Israel rejected Hamas' proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire deal to end the war, vowing instead to press ahead with a major assault on Gaza City. ■
