Egypt Condemns Deadly Israeli Raids On Occupied Palestinian Territories

Israeli Raids

CAIRO, Sept 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt condemned yesterday, the deadly Israeli raids on occupied Palestinian territories, the latest of which was in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, “Such attacks against the Palestinians and their properties, violate the rules of international law and Israel’s obligations as the occupying force.”

In the past 24 hours, six Palestinians were killed and some 30 others wounded, in an Israeli raid in the West Bank and the border clashes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said, yesterday.

Egypt, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, warned that, the Israeli attacks “undermine international and regional efforts, aimed at reviving the Palestinian peace process, based on the two-state solution.”

Cairo called on the international community to take immediate action, to curb the Israeli escalation of the conflict, stressing its firm commitment to supporting Palestinian rights, including the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.