Gaza crisis requires addressing Palestinian issue – minister

The attack on Gaza requires world leaders to address the Palestinain issue, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday.

This came during a meeting between the minister and Barnpri Bahida Nokara, Thailand’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister.
The ministers discussed the military escalation in the Gaza Strip and its implications.

The minister was visiting the region to consult on the situation.

Ahmed Abou Zeid, the foreign ministry spokesperson, said that the officials shared their views on the worsening humanitarian and security conditions in Gaza.

Shoukry stressed on the importance of ending the violence and establishing a humanitarian ceasefire to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians.
It is also essential to provide them with the necessary humanitarian and relief assistance, the minister added.

He also welcomed Thailand’s vote in favour of the Arab Group’s resolution at the UN General Assembly calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

Shoukry also urged the international community to implement the ceasefire in accordance with the resolution and to save the lives of innocent civilians.

The attack on Gaza have killed more than 8,800 innocent civilians and wounded more than 23,000 in just 26 days.