Israel, US, UN thank Egypt for role in mediating ceasefire with Islamic Jihad in Gaza

Rockets are fired from Gaza City towards Israel on May 13, 2023.(MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) Israel, the United States, and the United Nations thanked Egypt for its role in mediating a delicate ceasefire with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group in Gaza on Saturday night, bringing five days of intense fighting between the two sides to a cautious end.

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi offered his gratitude to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi for his efforts to broker the agreement, according to a brief statement from the Prime Minister’s Office Saturday.

Hanegbi stressed that “quiet will be answered with quiet, and if […]

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