Egypt’s foreign minister has urged Iran and Israel to show restraint as tensions rise in the Middle East.
Sameh Shoukry spoke after meeting Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, who said the pair discussed a “grave situation” in Gaza during in a meeting in Istanbul today.
Mr Fidan said they looked into how to increase humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
“We have discussed what more we can do to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, and what can be done in the long run for a two-state solution,” he said at a joint news conference with Mr Shoukry.
Schoolboy among two dead in ongoing Israeli raid in West Bank
Two people have died during a raid in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Israeli forces launched the raid on Friday and say they killed a number of militants and arrested more, with four of its own soldiers wounded.
The raid is in the Nur Shams area, where 1948 war refugees and their descendants are housed near the Palestinian city of Tulkarm.
One of the dead was identified by Palestinian sources as a gunman, while officials say the second was a 16-year-old schoolboy.
Tulkarm Brigades group, which includes militants from numerous Palestinian factions, said its fighters are still exchanging fire with Israeli forces today.
At least three drones were seen hovering above Nur Shams, where Israeli military vehicles were gathered and bursts of gunfire were heard.
There are regular clashes and riots in the West Bank, aggravated by Israeli settlers both threatening and inflicting violence on Palestinians if they do not give up their land – which has been condemned by even the strongest international supporters of Israel, like the US.
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