Egypt, Jordan warned Israel must not displace Strip’s 2.3 million Gazans or end in Israeli occupation CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his delegation on Thursday in Cairo. Egyptian General Intelligence Service Director Major General Abbas Kamel also attended the meeting. Presidential spokesman, Ahmed Fahmy, said that the regional situation was discussed, especially in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Blinken was keen to share with El-Sisi the course of his expanded tour in the region and to listen to Egypt’s vision on the prospects for a solution. The meeting outlined Egyptian efforts to communicate with all parties, to reach an immediate cease-fire, and to ensure accessibility to humanitarian aid. El-Sisi stressed the need for the international community to undertake its responsibilities to implement the relevant UN resolutions so that aid could enter in sufficient quantities to help the people of Gaza. He said it was also imperative for the calming efforts to lead to a just and comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian issue that addressed the roots of the current situation, enabled the Palestinian people to obtain their legitimate rights, and achieved security, development and prosperity for all the people of the region.