President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II yesterday in Cairo for discussions centered around ceasefire efforts and the delivery of humanitarian aid, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The meeting comes ahead of a Gaza humanitarian response conference set to be hosted in Cairo on 2 December.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also landed in Cairo yesterday, meeting with El Sisi as well as with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to discuss expanding political and economic cooperation, according to a separate statement. Talks between El Sisi and Al Thani also touched on joint efforts to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and support Lebanon and its army.

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty also held a meeting with Al Thani, where the two discussed their views on regional issues of mutual interest, with a particular focus on the situations in Gaza and Lebanon and their shared stance on the need for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

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