Egypt’s foreign minister on Thursday stated that Cairo, in coordination with Qatar and Turkiye, is urging Hamas to accept United States President Donald Trump’s plan to end the nearly two-year-long conflict in Gaza, warning that rejection could lead to further escalation.

Speaking at the French Institute of International Relations in Paris, Badr Abdelatty said it was clear that Hamas had to disarm and that Israel should not be given an excuse to carry on with its offensive in Gaza.

“Let’s not give any excuse for one party to use Hamas as a pretext for these mad daily killings of civilians. What’s happening is far beyond the seventh of October,” he said, referring to the Islamist group’s 2023 attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 people taken hostage, ac

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