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Egypt FM Sounds Alarm About Looming All-Out Regional War


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Oct 26 (KUNA) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday warned of the ramifications of a possible all-out war on regional and international security and stability, calling on the Israeli Occupation to stop escalation in the regional.
The Egyptian foreign minister gave the warning during a phone contact with his U.S. counterpart Antoni Blinken, which came in the context of consultations about the regional developments and de-escalation efforts, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
During the phone conversation, both sides also looked into ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip within the framework of a prisoner swap deal, in addition to humanitarian aid access to the enclave, the ministry said.
Furthermore, they discussed Lebanon's de-escalation, presidency vacuum and presidential elections, with Abdelatty condemning Israeli violations of this Arab country's sovereignty and cautioning against a humanitarian crisis that has caused the displacement of over 1.2 million Lebanese. (end)
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