Egyptian FM Calls For Ending Foreign Interference in Libya

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Reuters
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Reuters
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Egyptian FM Calls For Ending Foreign Interference in Libya

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Reuters
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Reuters

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday called for the halt of foreign interference in Libya and expressed support for a political solution.

In remarks on the sidelines of the 155th session of the Arab League Council, Shoukry indicated that Egypt exerted relentless efforts to reach a peace settlement in Libya.

As for the Syrian crisis, he said the country has been in a vicious circle for 10 years.

“The Syrian people have been suffering, without hope for a better near-future,” Shoukry noted, indicating that returning Syria as an effective and stable country is vital to maintain Arab national security.

On Palestine, Shoukry affirmed Egypt's keenness to keep the Palestinian cause on the international agenda, stressing the Palestinian issue had been subjected to a deep crisis during the previous period.

Further, the Egyptian top envoy condemned the Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and expressed support to Saudi leadership.

“We fully support Saudi Arabia’s efforts in defending themselves from the Houthi militia.”

In another context, Shoukry appreciated the Arab role in supporting Egypt and Sudan's stance on the issue of the Renaissance Dam.

"We did not wish to detract any party’s right. We are seeking to reach an agreement that guarantees our legitimate rights and does not detract from Ethiopia's right to development and the rights of Egypt and Sudan in the waters of the Nile," the FM said.



52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. Also, 24 others were fatally shot on their way to aid distribution sites.

The children and two women were among at least 13 people who were killed in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes pounded the area starting late Friday, officials in Al-Aqsa Martyr's Hospital said. Another four people were killed in strikes near a fuel station, and 15 others died in Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital.

The Israeli military said in a statement that over the past 48 hours, troops struck approximately 250 targets in the Gaza Strip, including militants, booby-trapped structures, weapons storage facilities, anti-tank missile launch posts, sniper posts, tunnels and additional Hamas infrastructure sites. The military did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment on the civilian deaths.

The Hamas-led group killed some 1,200 people in their Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and abducted 251. They still hold 50 hostages, less than half of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.

Israel’s offensive has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The ministry, which is under Gaza’s Hamas-run government, doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its count. The UN and other international organizations see its figures as the most reliable statistics on war casualties.

US President Donald Trump has said that he is closing in on another ceasefire agreement that would see more hostages released and potentially wind down the war. But after two days of talks this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu there were no signs of a breakthrough.