(16 Jan 2025)
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Cairo, Egypt – 16 January 2025
1. Exterior of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. Close-up on sign reading "Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
3. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty during interview
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"This is a great achievement, thanks to the extreme efforts exerted by Egypt alongside with Qatar and the United States that’s of extreme importance. We have to work hand in hand in order to start the implementation of this agreement without any delay. That’s of great importance in order to secure the release of all hostages. And that’s one of the main objective and main achievement of this agreement. Alongside, of course, with stopping the daily killings and attacks on the innocent civilians in Gaza"
5. Mid of Abdelatty
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"Let’s work on implementation, this is what we achieved yesterday and we hope to move forward with the implementation, as I mentioned, without any delay. This is a win-win situation and this agreement achieving, you know, the objectives of all parties concerned. And it’s our commitment as guarantors, as Egypt, the United States and the state of Qatar, in order to move forward and to push for abiding by the commitments and starting the process of implementation on the ground without any delay"
7. Cutaway of Abdelatty’s hands
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"Well, I mean, we are waiting for the final approval and then to start implementing on the ground, hopefully starting from next Sunday."
9. Wide of interview
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Badr Abdelatty, Egyptian Foreign Minister:
"Let’s hope for, you know, starting implementation as soon as possible. That’s of great importance in order to secure the release of the hostages as well as the Palestinians, some numbers of Palestinian detainees and prisoners. And also, as I mentioned, to allow the flow and the passage of humanitarian and medical aid into Gaza and addressing the extreme, catastrophic conditions and situations on the ground in Gaza."
11. Exterior of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
STORYLINE:
Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty delivered the message at a sensitive time in efforts to end a devastating 15-month conflict.
A day after U.S. President Joe Biden and other international mediators announced the ceasefire agreement, Netanyahu insisted there still was no deal.
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Abdelatty declined to comment on Netanyahu’s claims that Hamas has “reneged” on certain pledges in the agreement.
But he said a deal had been reached thanks to “deep involvement” by American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, including officials from the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
“We have a deal. What’s very important is to start implementation,” Abdelatty said from the foreign ministry’s headquarters in The New Administrative Capital, a newly built sprawling city about 28 miles (45 kilometers) east of Cairo that houses government offices.
“What we are doing now is to push for final approval and implementation, without any delay.”
Egypt, which has a peace agreement with Israel and shares a border with Hamas-ruled Gaza, has been a key mediator between the enemies for years and a leading player in ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
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