Alaa Moussa, the Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, was met this morning by Ashraf Dabour, the Palestinian ambassador.

Talking about the “barbaric Israeli aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip, violating and ignoring all international and humanitarian laws and international public opinion,” as well as the war crimes and genocide committed by killing defenseless women, children, and the elderly, Dabour briefed Moussa on the most recent events in the Palestinian territories.

“Our Palestinian people, with their unity, steadfastness, and bravery in the face of the Israeli machine of destruction, and their steadfastness on their land, is the model of the greatest and noblest sacrifice in the process of struggle,” Dabour said.

In turn, Moussa affirmed the firm position of Egypt, as president, government and people, “to support and advocate the rights of our people and their national project for freedom and independence, and its condemnation of the Israeli attacks against civilians in Gaza,” stressing the Egyptian and Arab position in rejecting the displacement of Palestinians from their land.

Moussa stressed “the responsibility of the international community to shoulder its duties in order to stop the collective punishment practiced by Israel against the Palestinian people.”

He also emphasized “the necessity of a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and to support the Strip with humanitarian aid in an adequate and sustainable manner.”