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Egypt Calls on Its Nationals Outside Khartoum to Prepare for Evacuation

Smoke billows over buildings during the clashes in Khartoum (Reuters)
Smoke billows over buildings during the clashes in Khartoum (Reuters)
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Egypt Calls on Its Nationals Outside Khartoum to Prepare for Evacuation

Smoke billows over buildings during the clashes in Khartoum (Reuters)
Smoke billows over buildings during the clashes in Khartoum (Reuters)

Egypt plans to evacuate its citizens from Sudan and has urged Egyptian nationals living there to prepare themselves for evacuation, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The Ministry called on Egyptians residing outside the capital Khartoum, to head to the nearest gathering point in preparation for their evacuation by the competent Egyptian authorities.

It also called on Egyptians living in the conflict-center city of Khartoum to stay in their homes until the security situation improves in the capital. It urged them to coordinate with the Sudanese authorities when the situation improves until their evacuation becomes possible.

The Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group has been battling the Sudanese army since April 15.

The situation on the ground remains volatile. Most major airports have become battlegrounds and movement out of the capital has proven intensely dangerous. The two rivals have dug in, signaling they would resume the fighting after the declared three-day truce.

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EU’s Top Diplomat Criticizes Israeli Minister’s Call to Cut off Aid to Gaza 

22 July 2024, Belgium, Brussels: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/EU Council/dpa)
22 July 2024, Belgium, Brussels: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/EU Council/dpa)
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EU’s Top Diplomat Criticizes Israeli Minister’s Call to Cut off Aid to Gaza 

22 July 2024, Belgium, Brussels: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/EU Council/dpa)
22 July 2024, Belgium, Brussels: EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference after the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels. (Francois Lenoir/EU Council/dpa)

The European Union’s top diplomat says it should consider sanctions in response to calls by Israel’s far-right national security minister to cut off aid to Gaza.

Writing on the X platform late Sunday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the recent remarks by Itamar Ben-Gvir constitute “incitement to war crimes,” adding that “sanctions must be on our EU agenda.”

In his own post on X and in media interviews, Ben-Gvir said that instead of agreeing to a potential ceasefire deal, Israel should block the entry of humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza until Hamas releases all of the hostages, saying that doing so would bring the militant group to its knees.

Ben-Gvir has also repeatedly called for Israel to permanently reoccupy Gaza, rebuild Jewish settlements there and encourage the “voluntary” migration of Palestinians from the territory.

Ben-Gvir, a key member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, has threatened to bring the government down if it makes too many concessions in the ceasefire talks.

Borrell called on Israel’s government to “unequivocally distance itself from these incitements to commit war crimes,” and to engage “in good faith” with cease-fire negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

The United States and Israel’s other Western allies have repeatedly voiced concern about the killing of Palestinian civilians and Israeli restrictions on aid operations in the 10-month-old war. But they continue to provide vital military and diplomatic support for its offensive.