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Egypt's Sisi discusses Mideast peace with World Jewish Congress chief

Protests against US President Donald Trump's proposal to takeover of the Gaza Strip, in Istanbul on February 15, 2025. [AFP]

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the head of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder on Sunday that the establishment of a Palestinian state is "the only guarantee" for lasting peace in the Middle East.

During his meeting with Lauder in Cairo on Sunday, Sisi called for starting the reconstruction of war-battered Gaza "without displacing its residents from their land", according to a statement from his office.

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