The Advisor to the Center for Strategic Studies at the Egyptian Military Academy for Strategic Studies, Wael Rabie, announced that the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements held very important meetings in Cairo on Saturday.
During a phone-in with the AlQahera News channel, Rabie added that agreement is in place between representatives of the two movements on Egypt’s proposal to form a community support committee.
He explained that both movements agree upon the success of the support committee and will be formed of independent individuals, but affiliated with the Palestinian Authority.
Rabie assured that Egypt’s position on the Palestinian cause remains constant, and has not changed throughout history, which includes the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
In order to achieve this goal, he explained that the Egyptian state must make great efforts to achieve a number of points, the first of which is a complete ceasefire and the exchange of hostages.
“Second, unifying the Palestinian lines, as it is unacceptable in light of the current timing facing the Palestinian issue for there to be a separation between the West Bank and Gaza Strip,” he continued.
He noted that the Israeli position is qualified to accept such solutions. However, Rabie noted that Israel is currently in crisis on the northern front, and is geared up for escalation rather than a ceasefire, especially since Iran is threatening to respond to the latest Israeli attack.
