The current state of affairs in the Palestinian territory was reviewed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday, one day after Israel started a ground attack on Hamas targets in Gaza. PM Modi said that he and Sisi discussed the worsening security and humanitarian conditions in West Asia in a social media post on X.
Prime Minister Modi said, “We share concerns regarding terrorism, violence, and loss of civilian lives,” without making any mention of the current Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip.
The prime minister said that both leaders want an early return of peace and stability to the area. They also stressed how important it is to make humanitarian aid easier to access.
The prime minister’s message said, “We agree on the need for early restoration of peace and stability and facilitating humanitarian assistance.”
Egypt’s borders are shared with Israel and the Gaza Strip. Through the Rafah border, humanitarian assistance trucks are also making their way from Egypt to Gaza. Additionally, India has delivered several tons of humanitarian goods to Egypt, which will travel via the Rafah border to the Gaza Strip. The cargo includes medical supplies and other materials.
The conversation between PM Modi and el-Sisi happened on Saturday, just hours after Israel moved soldiers and tanks into Gaza to attack Hamas’s subterranean infrastructure and stepped up its airstrikes.
Thus far, Israel has avoided referring to its most recent campaign in Gaza as “a full-scale ground assault.” As they go into the second phase of the battle, the nation declared that it is an extended ground operation.
Israel and Hamas went to war on October 7 in response to the latter’s ruthless onslaught on southern Israel, which claimed the lives of over 1,400 civilians, the majority of whom were women, children, and senior citizens.
During the raid, Hamas terrorists also claimed the lives of almost 200 foreign people. Additionally, they abducted over 225 individuals, including foreign nationals from various nations.