Egypt optimistic on Gaza talks, waiting for response, foreign minister says
- Country:
- Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Monday that Egypt was hopeful about a proposal for a truce and hostage release in the Gaza Strip but that it was waiting for a response on the proposal from Israel and Hamas.
Shoukry was speaking on a panel in Riyadh with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who said the war in Gaza had turned "Israel into a pariah state".
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Egypt
- Gaza Strip
- truce
- hostage release
- Israel
- Hamas
- Sameh Shoukry
- Ayman Safadi
- Jordan
- Riyadh
Advertisement
ALSO READ
'The people of Israel need the blessings now more than ever': Jews flock to Western Wall
Hamas received 'extraordinarily generous' ceasefire proposal from Israel, says Blinken
The International Court of Justice to Rule on Nicaragua's Request for Germany to Halt Aid to Israel
Residents of northern Israel brace for possible all-out war with Hezbollah
China says Hamas and Fatah express political will for reconciliation