Egypt on Friday warned of “the dire dangers” of escalating violence in the Middle East following rocket firing by Palestinian militias against Israel and retaliatory Israeli bombings in Gaza and southern Lebanon, an official statement said.
Egypt, a key mediator between the Palestinians and Israelis, expressed “deep concern about the dangerous and accelerated escalation in the region over the past 48 hours,” Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said, according to the note. .
He noted that “the escalation (occurred) following the attack by Israeli forces on the Al Aqsa Mosque (in East Jerusalem), the subsequent rocket fire on Israel, and the Israeli shelling of areas in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.”
“Egypt calls on all sides to exercise maximum restraint and respond to attempts at calm and to stop the bloodshed and protect lives, and warns of grave dangers looming over the region if the current wave of violence continues.” Abu added Say so.
The new escalation, in full Ramadan — which coincides with Pesaj (Jewish Passover) and Good Friday — was sparked on Wednesday by clashes between police and Muslim worshipers at Al Aqsa Mosque, followed by the launch of dozens of projectiles towards Israel. from Gaza and southern Lebanon.
In retaliation, Israel bombed Hamas Islamist movement targets in Gaza and on Lebanese territory.
Source: El heraldo
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