President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Arish in North Sinai, a city on the Egypt-Gaza border, to visit vital humanitarian sites crucial for Gaza’s relief efforts on Tuesday, 8 April. The tour comes amid Israel’s ongoing tightening blockade over Gaza and cutting off humanitarian aid, while UN agencies warn of the severe consequences resulting from Israel’s war and blockade. El-Sisi and Macron visited a hospital in the port city, located 50 kilometers west of the Gaza Strip, where they met with medical professionals and Palestinian patients evacuated from Gaza, both sick and wounded. During his visit, Macron described the situation as “intolerable” and called for the “immediate resumption of humanitarian aid” to Gaza. He also “strongly condemned” an Israeli attack on paramedics and aid workers the previous month. The purpose of the trip was to increase pressure on Israel to “reopen crossing points for the delivery of humanitarian goods into Gaza,” according to Macron’s office. Since Monday, Macron’s visit to Egypt has been focused on stressing the need for another ceasefire in Gaza, following the collapse of the previous truce in mid-March. Attending a summit inContinue reading "El-Sisi and Macron Visit Egypt-Gaza Border Amid Israel’s Blockade of Humanitarian Aid"
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