Egyptian President and Jordanian King Hold Summit in Cairo

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II held a summit in Cairo on Nov. 22, where they reiterated the need to achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, according to a statement by Egyptian Presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy, Al Ahram reports. They emphasized the need to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in line with international consensus reflected in the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly. They also reiterated their outright rejection of any attempts to displace Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, either internally or externally, and declared that the crisis can only be resolved through a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel.