CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Tuesday Israel was pursuing “a war of starvation and genocide” in Gaza, and denied accusations Cairo prevented life-saving aid from entering the Palestinian territory.
“The war in Gaza is no longer merely a war to achieve political goals or release hostages,” El-Sisi told a press conference in Cairo along with his Vietnamese counterpart.
Israel launched its offensive in response to Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, vowing to crush the Palestinian militant group and to free hostages.
To El-Sisi, “this war has long since surpassed any logic or justification, and has become a war of starvation and genocide.”
“There is systematic genocide to eradicate the Palestinian cause,” he said.
