Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Monday the latest developments concerning the peace process in the Middle East with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the Egyptian presidency said. President El-Sisi asserted Egypt's support for all efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East based on the two-state solution and international resolutions in a way that contributes to ensuring security and prosperity in the region. El-Sisi also mentioned the importance of international support for the Egyptian reconstruction efforts in the Palestinian territories as well as the necessity of maintaining the truce between the Palestinians and Israelis. El-Sisi and Bennet also discussed Egyptian-Israeli bilateral relations in all fields in addition to the latest developments regionally and internationally. The meeting was attended by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Abbas Kamel, head of the Israeli National Security Council Eyal Hulata, Military Secretary to the Israeli PM Avi Gil, Senior Advisor to the Israeli PM Shimrit Meir, and Israeli ambassador to Cairo Amira Oron. Earlier in May, an Egypt-sponsored ceasefire deal was reached between Israel and Palestinian factions to end an 11-day Israeli military aggression on the Gaza Strip. The 11-day assault by Israel was deemed the most vicious since 2014, with Israel launching artillery and air strikes in response to rocket attacks on Israeli towns from the Strip, which is controlled by Hamas. The Israeli offensive killed more than 250 Palestinians, including 66 children, left more than 1,900 injured, and destroyed hundreds of commercial and residential buildings, while the death toll in Israel stood at 13. This is the first visit by Bennett to Egypt as prime minister, as well as the first visit by an Israeli prime minister in general to Egypt, since 2011.
