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Austin Reiterates US Commitment to Egypt’s, Middle East Security

File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
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Austin Reiterates US Commitment to Egypt’s, Middle East Security

File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)
File photo: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a meeting with Canadian Defense Minister William Blair at the Pentagon on May 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP)

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin reiterated to his Egyptian counterpart the US commitment to the Middle East and Egyptian security in the face of regional threats.
A statement released by the US Department of Defense on Tuesday said that Austin “spoke with Egypt's Minister of Defense, General Mohamed Zaki, today to discuss regional challenges and our deep bilateral security cooperation".
“Secretary Austin reiterated US commitment to the Middle East and Egyptian security in the face of regional threats and expressed appreciation for Egypt's leadership in preventing the spread of the current conflict and in providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza", added the statement.

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France 'Strongly' Condemns Israel's Gaza Conquest Plan

The sun sets behind the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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France 'Strongly' Condemns Israel's Gaza Conquest Plan

The sun sets behind the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The sun sets behind the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Paris "very strongly" condemns Israel's new military campaign in the Gaza Strip.

"It's unacceptable," Jean-Noel Barrot said in a radio interview, saying the Israeli government was "in violation of humanitarian law," after its security cabinet approved a plan that an Israeli official said will entail "the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the holding of the territories.”

A report by Israel's public broadcaster Kan, citing officials with knowledge of the details, said the new plan was gradual and would take months, with forces focusing first on one area of the battered enclave.

Israeli troops have already taken over an area amounting to around a third of Gaza, displacing the population and building watchtowers and surveillance posts on cleared ground the military has described as security zones, but the new plan would go further.