'6 Israeli crossings with Gaza must be opened,’ says Egypt's foreign minister

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday stressed the need to open Israeli crossings with the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. “We demand that the six Israeli crossings with Gaza be opened to humanitarian aid,” said Shoukry in a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul. The Egyptian official stressed that the “failure to do so violates international law.” Shoukry said that “since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli hurdles persisted.” He noted that Egypt has “engaged international allies in setting up Gaza center for aid distribution.” The Egyptian minister also said: “We must prevent the displacement of Palestinians and work to establish an independent Palestinian state.” READ: Israeli army detains […]