Saturday, 26 March 2011

Arabi warns Israel over Gaza escalation

[ 25/03/2011 - 09:20 PM ]

CAIRO, (PIC)-- Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, The Egyptian foreign minister, has warned Thursday the Israeli occupation authorities not to attempt to repeat the adventure in Gaza Strip, stressing that any Israeli military escalation against Gaza people will be unacceptable, sources in Egypt reported.
Arabi made his remarks during a meeting with Ravi Barak, the director-general of the Israeli foreign ministry, during his visit to Cairo Thursday, the sources said, adding that Arabi made it clear to Barak that any Israeli aggression on the densely populated Strip would produce counterproductive repercussions on the entire region.

Arabi also criticized Israeli policies towards the Palestinians, especially the threats being made by high ranking Israeli military officers to carry out another military aggression on the Strip dubbing it Cast Lead 2.

He also lashed out at remarks uttered by Amos Gilad, the head of the political and security department in the Israeli war ministry, who said that the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt won't last, explaining that the Israeli aggression towards Palestinian civilians and the wrong Israeli policies against the Palestinian people would destroy the entire peace process although he stressed Egypt's respect of all treaties and agreements it signed with other countries.

He also said that Egypt rejects targeting civilians and stressed the importance of the humanitarian aspect and that Israel should shoulder its responsibilities as an occupying power.

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