“We Agree On…”: PM Modi, Egypt President Talk about Israel-Hamas Conflict

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday mentioned the worsening safety and humanitarian scenario in West Asia. Each leaders expressed their concern over the rise in terrorism, violence, and civilian casualties within the space, largely owing to the continuing Israel-Hamas struggle. 

PM Modi and President el-Sisi agreed on the necessity to shortly restore peace and stability and to supply humanitarian help to those that have been affected by the battle.

“Yesterday, spoke with President @AlsisiOfficial. Exchanged views on the deteriorating safety and humanitarian scenario in West Asia. We share issues concerning terrorism, violence, and lack of civilian lives. We agree on the necessity for early restoration of peace and stability and facilitating humanitarian help,” PM Modi wrote on X. 

Yesterday, spoke with President @AlsisiOfficial. Exchanged views on the deteriorating safety and humanitarian scenario in West Asia. We share issues concerning terrorism, violence and lack of civilian lives. We agree on the necessity for early restoration of peace and stability…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 29, 2023

The 2 leaders additionally exchanged views on the most recent developments within the “Israeli navy operations within the Gaza Strip”, a spokesperson for the Egyptian Presidency stated.

“President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi acquired a telephone name from Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, by which views have been exchanged between the 2 leaders on the most recent developments within the Israeli navy operations within the Gaza strip, and the hazard of continuous the present escalation, whether or not as a result of its grave results on the lives of civilians, or the menace it poses to safety,” a Fb submit from the spokersperson learn.

The October 7 assault by Hamas killed at the very least 1,400 individuals, largely civilians, in Israel. In retaliation, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed greater than 8,000 individuals, half of them youngsters, the Hamas-controlled well being ministry within the besieged Palestinian territory has stated. 

India on Friday abstained from a UN Common Meeting decision that known as for a right away humanitarian truce within the Israel-Hamas struggle, saying that the decision doesn’t point out Hamas and that the UN must ship a transparent message towards terrorism.

“We hope that the deliberations of this meeting will ship a transparent message towards terror and violence and develop prospects for diplomacy and dialogue whereas addressing the humanitarian disaster that confronts us,” stated India’s Deputy Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations Yojna Patel.

India expressed grave concern over the worsening scenario in Gaza and urged each side to stop hostilities and pursue a peaceable decision by dialogue.