CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed the leaders to the Arab summit in Cairo
and said “today we are gathered by a painful reality.. our region is faced by painful challenges”.
“Humanity lost its virtue in Gaza,” he said.
“The people in Gaza who lost loved ones, those who were widowed orphaned are looking up to you to restore hope and last and permanent peace.”
El-Sisi added that the Gaza plan would ensure Palestinians “remain on their land”.
Meanwhile, in his opening address, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa said “a lasting and just peace is the lynchpin for the Palestinian people to restore their historically lawful right to self-determination”.
“We reject any attempts to establish illegal settlements or the forcible transfer of the Palestinian people. We commend the initiative proposed by Egypt with regard to the Gaza Strip, which will help us cement our brotherly bonds and ability to stand up to our shared challenges,” he added.
