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Egypt Pledges Support for Gaza
Egypt’s Prime Minister visited Gaza this morning, and pledged Egypt’s support for the Palestinians in their struggle against Israel. Anchor Aaron Schachter finds out more on the visit’s significance from reporter Noel King in Cairo.
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (2nd R) and Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil (2nd L) touch the body of a Palestinian boy, who was killed in an Israeli air strike. (Photo: REUTERS/Mahmud Hams)
Egypt’s prime minister visited the Palestinian territory Friday.
Prime Minister Hisham Kandil said Egypt will exert every effort to stop the aggression and achieve a sustainable truce between Israel and Hamas leaders in Gaza.
Reporter Noel King observed the visit from Egypt.
She says this was Egypt’s first high-ranking official to visit Gaza since 2007.