In a Washington Times op-ed, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for an independent Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution, urging the international community to support Palestinian self-determination. The FM condemned Israel’s “continued occupation, annexation, targeted assassinations, use of force and uninterrupted construction of illegal settlements across the occupied Palestinian territories with constant acts of violence from settlers,” saying that Israel’s “shortsighted and misguided approach” to guaranteeing its security through the use of force had not and would not yield results.

The only solution, Abdelatty stressed, is one that addresses the occupation’s root causes by providing Palestinians with hope and dignity through sovereign self-rule. He highlighted Egypt’s role in Middle East peace efforts, calling on the international community to continue pursuing the two-state solution so as to “spare future Palestinian and Israeli generations the scourge of war and terror.”

ALSO- Egypt joins 52 states calling for a halt in arms delivery to Israel: Egypt has backed a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General, the President of the Security Council, and the President of the General Assembly, pushing for halting exports of arms that could be used against Palestinians in occupied territories to Israel, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. The letter, which has the backing of 52 countries, is also supported by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

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