More war criminals patting each other on the back, job well done, Gaza destroyed.
Trump lauds Egypt’s el-Sisi for helping secure Gaza ceasefire
We have some comments from the US president during a sit-down with Egypt’s President Abel Fattah el-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh. Speaking to reporters, Trump heaped praise on his Egyptian counterpart, saying el-Sisi had a “very important role” in the negotiations with Hamas.
“The United States is with him all the way,” Trump said.
Trump says phase two of negotiations ‘has started’
Trump has been asked by reporters in Sharm el-Sheikh about when the second phase of the negotiations is going to begin.
“It’s started, as far as we are concerned,” he said during his meeting with el-Sisi. “Phase two has started and you know the phases are all a little bit mixed in with each other,” Trump said.
El-Sisi discusses Gaza reconstruction with Arab and Western officials
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held a meeting with the leaders of Turkiye, Qatar, and France among other nations to help coordinate the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire.
Reconstruction efforts for the war-battered Palestinian enclave were also discussed, according to a statement by the Egyptian president’s office. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the international summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh to finalise an agreement aimed at permanently ending the war in Gaza.
‘Great achievement’: El-Sisi thanks Trump for Gaza ceasefire
Egypt’s leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has praised US President Donald Trump for bringing about the Gaza ceasefire.
While sitting beside his US counterpart in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, el-Sisi expressed his belief that only Trump was “capable of making peace”. The Egyptian president also praised him on behalf of his compatriots and all “peace-loving people” for what he described as a “great achievement”.
The task now is to ensure the Gaza ceasefire holds, he added.
After he finished speaking, Trump shook el-Sisi’s hand saying, “He’s a good man. We’re with him all the way. He played a very important role. I appreciate it very much.”
Trump described el-Sisi as a powerful leader who keeps crime down in Egypt.
Trump loves a good dictator.
Egypt: ‘We need American engagement, even deployment on the ground’
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says the success of Trump’s vision for Middle East peace will depend on his continued commitment to the process.
That includes applying pressure on the warring sides, engagement and “even deployment on the ground” of international troops expected to carry out peacekeeping duties in the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
“We need American engagement, even deployment on the ground, to identify the mission, task and mandate of this force,” Abdelatty told The Associated Press.
Directly tackling the remaining issues in depth is unlikely at the Sharm el-Sheikh gathering, which is expected to last two hours. El-Sisi and Trump are expected to issue a joint statement after it ends.
