EU chief meets Egypt's Sisi as Israel-Hamas war rages

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, amid fighting between Israel and Hamas that has raged for more than five weeks. The European Commission President said she was opposed to the "forced displacement of Palestinians" in the Gaza Strip.

Von der Leyen thanked Egypt for its key role in providing and facilitating humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians. The two discussed "the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza" and a "political horizon based on a two-state solution", she added, as Israel presses its military campaign in the Gaza Strip following the October 7 Hamas attacks.