CAIRO, Aug 8 (KUNA) -- The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denounced the Israeli cabinet decision endorsing a scheme to occupy Gaza City and take military control of the entire Gaza Strip.
The decision aims to legitimize the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and pursue the war of genocide against the Gazans, the Ministry said in a press release on Friday.
The Israeli design aims also to rule out all possibilities of life for the Palestinians, and undermine their right to self-determination and statehood in a stark violation of the international law and humanitarian law, according to the statement.
"Egypt renews condemnation of the Israeli policy of systematic starving of the defenseless Palestinian people as an act of genocide that could only lead to further escalation of the conflict, and expanding hatred and extremism across the Middle East.
"Israel's brutal onslaught on Gaza Strip has exacerbated the situation in the region and triggered an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Strip," the statement underscored.
Egypt calls on the international community, particularly the UN Security Council and all stakeholders, to shoulder their political and moral responsibilities, and work urgently to halt the Israeli policy of thuggery which risks undermining the chances of peace and the prospects of the two-state solution.
"It's unlikely for the Israeli occupation and the entire region to enjoy peace and security without establishing the independent state of Palestine within the borders of June 4, 1967, and with East Jerusalem as its capital," it added. (end) asm.gb