Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump have agreed on the need to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire deal in a phone call, the Egyptian presidency said, but it was unclear if they discussed Trump’s call for the transfer of Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, according to Reuters.
The White House said the leaders spoke about “Egypt’s important role in the release of hostages from Gaza”, and that Sisi expressed confidence that Trump could bring peace to the region.
Egypt said the two leaders had a positive dialogue that stressed the importance of fully implementing the first and second phases of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and the need to step up humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza.
The White House statement on the call did not refer to the ceasefire. Neither statement mentioned whether they discussed Trump’s assertion last week that Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from Gaza.
