Egypt Says its Policy is Based on Openness to All Major Countries

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his tour at the Military College (Egyptian Presidency)
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his tour at the Military College (Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt Says its Policy is Based on Openness to All Major Countries

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his tour at the Military College (Egyptian Presidency)
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his tour at the Military College (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi asserted that Cairo’s policy is based on openness to all major countries and establishing balanced relations with them for development and achieving peace and security.

Sisi toured the Military College headquarters accompanied by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production Lt-Gen Mohamed Zaki, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lt-Gen Osama Askar, and several Armed Forces commanders.

The President engaged in an open dialogue with the cadets on the state’s efforts to promote Egypt's development and achieve stability in the region, regardless of the regional challenges.

Sisi also addressed efforts to enhance bilateral cooperation between Egypt and all the countries of the world, including military cooperation.

The President explained the basic pillars of Egyptian policy: openness to all major countries, establishing balanced and moderate relations with them for construction and development, and achieving peace and security.

The Presidential spokesman stated that Sisi followed up on the skills and physical training programs for the cadets at the Military College, in line with the President’s keenness to maintain direct communication.

The President directed the cadets to maintain their fitness along with high physical and mental readiness and exhibit the noble military values that have long characterized the institution of the Egyptian Armed Forces; values centered on discipline, commitment, and the desire to receive education and knowledge to become a model for the youth.

Sisi saluted the brave men of the Egyptian Armed Forces for their sacrifices and sincere efforts to safeguard the security and stability of the homeland, and the capabilities of the great Egyptian people.



Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 29

A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 29

A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
A Palestinian girl, wounded in an Israeli strike that killed people, who gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, receives treatment at Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip July 13, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed at least 29 Palestinians, including six children near a water distribution point.

The attacks came with apparent deadlock in a week of indirect talks in Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the territory.

Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that Gaza City was hit by several strikes overnight and in the early morning, killing eight, "including women and children" and wounding others.

An Israeli airstrike hit a family home near the Nuseirat refugee camp, south of Gaza City, resulting in "10 martyrs and several injured", Bassal said.

In central Gaza, six children were among eight people killed when a drone "hit a potable water distribution point in an area for displaced people" in the Nuseirat camp, he added.

Several other people were wounded, he said.

In the territory's south, three people were killed when Israeli jets hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the coastal Al-Mawasi area, according to the civil defense spokesman.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has recently intensified its operations across Gaza, more than 21 months into the war triggered by Hamas's October 2023 attack.

On Saturday, the military said fighter jets had hit more than 35 "Hamas terror targets" around Beit Hanun in northern Gaza.

The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people have been displaced at least once during the war, which has created dire humanitarian conditions in the territory.

Media restrictions in Gaza and difficulties accessing many areas mean AFP is unable to independently verify tolls and details provided by the civil defense agency and other parties.