French President Emmanuel Macron has urged for a ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid while in Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Al Jazeera reports.
Macron met el-Sisi at the Ittihadiya Palace for high-level talks aimed at inking a series of cooperation agreements.
The two leaders were also expected to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah II for a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza.