(10 Sep 2024)
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Cairo, Egypt – 10 September 2024
1. Josep Borrell, EU High Representative meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
2. Various of extended meeting, including with EU and Egyptian officials
3. Borrell and Abdelatty walking toward podiums
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Josep Borrell, EU High Representative:
"A cease-fire that has been announced so many times. We are almost there, but we are not there. Why? Why? Quite simple, because those who are waging war have no interest in putting an end to it."
5. Cutaway of news conference
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Josep Borrell, EU High Representative:
"Mentioning the dramatic situation in this region, where the confluence of crises poses a direct threat on both Egypt’s and the European Union’s security. No solution can work without full engagement and support by Egypt. And I thank you for all your efforts in this context. But bad news continues coming; today, a new attack by the Israeli Defense Forces in a refugee camp in Gaza has produced more than 40 people being killed, and 60 people being wounded."
7. Cutaway of news conference
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Badr Abdelatty, Egypt’s Foreign Minister:
"We talked about the great importance of preventing escalation, whether in the West Bank, Lebanon, or the entire region, and preventing it from slipping into the furnace of a regional war. Thus, this requires stopping the aggression in Gaza, considering that this is the most important matter."
9. End of news conference
10. Exterior of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
STORYLINE:
The top diplomats of the European Union and Egypt discussed the war in Gaza and wider regional tensions during a meeting in Cairo on Tuesday.
Josep Borrell rebuked both Israel and Hamas for failing to reach a cease-fire in the conflict in Gaza.
He expressed frustration, saying efforts by mediators to reach a deal have been repeatedly blocked.
"Why? Quite simple, because those who are waging war have no interest in putting an end to it," he said during a news conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail ceasefire efforts.
His comments came as the United States is developing a new proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release, hoping to break a long deadlock and bring an end to the nearly 11-month-old war.
Borell also mentioned the overnight Israeli attack on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least 19 people were killed in the Israeli strike, and that the toll may rise as more bodies are recovered.
The Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government, had earlier said 40 people were killed. The Israeli military disputed that toll.
The strike occurred in Muwasi, a sprawl of crowded tent camps along the Gaza coast that Israel designated as a humanitarian zone for hundreds of thousands of civilians to seek shelter from the Israeli offensive.
Israel said it targeted senior Hamas militants with precise munitions.
The war has caused vast destruction and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, often multiple times.
Israeli evacuation orders, which now cover around 90% of the territory, have pushed hundreds of thousands of people into Muwasi, where aid groups have struggled to provide even basic services.
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