CAIRO (WAM)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot discussed on Friday the situation in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip during a phone conversation.
The two top diplomats' discussions fall within the ongoing consultations between Cairo and Paris on the dangerous developments in the region, according to Egypt's Middle East News Agency (MENA)
They also touched on the repercussions of the conflicts on the security and stability of the region, and ways to contain the escalation, it said.
Abdelatty stressed that the Israeli army's unjustified escalation in Lebanon could have severe consequences, especially following Thursday's attack on sites and equipment belonging to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon.
He urged the Israeli army to commit to the safety and security of the UN staff and property, and stressed the need to achieve an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, said the statement.
He also appealed for urgent humanitarian relief and aid to Lebanon and Gaza.