El-Sisi calls on Israel to abandon plan to occupy 70 percent of Gaza: "There is no alternative to a two-state solution"

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today called on Israel to abandon its plan to occupy 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.

Media reported that in the spa town of Evian-les-Bains, France, where he is representing Egypt as a partner state at the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) most industrialized countries, el-Sisi told a session on Middle East stability that if Israel implements its plan, "then only 30 percent of the Gaza Strip will remain for the Palestinian people."

He pointed out that this "must stop immediately" and that "there is no alternative to a two-state solution (Palestinian with Israel) for a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue."

The Egyptian president also called for the implementation of US President Donald Trump's plan for peace in the Gaza Strip.

In May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to take control of a larger area of ​​territory in the Gaza Strip, violating the terms of a fragile ceasefire that went into effect in October.

Netanyahu said at the time that Israeli forces initially controlled about 50 percent of the small Palestinian territory under the ceasefire, before expanding their area of ​​control to almost 60 percent, and are now aiming for 70 percent.

Egypt, which borders Gaza, has been mediating between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement since the Palestinian movement's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.