Egypt and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have intensified high-level coordination on Gaza and the West Bank, with Cairo reiterating its commitment to stabilizing the ceasefire and advancing a long-stalled political process.

In a phone call on Thursday, Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Expatriate Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, discussed with Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the escalating Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank.

Abdelatty reaffirmed Egypt’s longstanding position, stressing the need to consolidate the ceasefire in Gaza, ensure the unrestricted flow of humanitarian aid, and relaunch a political track grounded in international legitimacy and the two-state solution, in line with the outcomes of the Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit.

The Egyptian minister highlighted ongoing preparations for the upcoming international conference on early recovery, reconstruction, and development in Gaza, emphasizing the importance of mobilizing regional and global support to guarantee the effective implementation of reconstruction plans. Cairo has been working to secure broad participation in the initiative, viewing post-war rebuilding as essential to stabilizing the enclave and preventing further humanitarian deterioration.

Both officials also examined the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803 on Gaza, which endorses the establishment of an International Stabilization Force tasked with monitoring the ceasefire and facilitating the delivery of aid. Abdelatty stressed that any security arrangements must remain strictly temporary and transitional, aimed at enabling the Palestinian Authority to assume full governance and security responsibilities, based on the principle of geographic continuity between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

The two sides agreed to maintain close consultations in the coming period, reaffirming their joint commitment to defending Palestinian rights and supporting efforts to achieve a just, lasting peace in the occupied territories.

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Large-scale aggression hits West Bank

This week, Israeli occupation forces, in cooperation with the Shin Bet security service, initiated a large-scale "military operation" in the northern occupied West Bank. Palestinian locals reported that some of their homes had been turned into military positions.

The governor of Tubas, southeast of Jenin, said that the occupation army had erected earthen barriers around the area, explaining that these barriers had paralyzed traffic in the city. He estimated that the operation would last several days. According to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Authority, three brigades are participating in the operation, working in parallel with support from the police aerial unit and the air force.

This campaign coincides with continuous settler attacks on Palestinian civilians across the West Bank. It also comes as the Israeli regime pushes to annex the West Bank, unilaterally recognizing its authority over it. 

On Tuesday, a Knesset committee approved a draft law that would lift long-standing restrictions on Israeli "ownership of property" in the occupied West Bank, deepening "Israel’s" drive to push Palestinians out of their homeland across Palestinian territory.

The bill, submitted by Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech, and Religious Zionism MK Moshe Solon, passed the committee stage with four MKs voting in favor and none opposing, according to the Knesset press office. The Knesset said the measure cancels the Jordanian law regarding leasing and selling property to foreigners, which is currently in force in the occupied West Bank, and allows any person to purchase real estate.

These policies unfold hand-in-hand with the genocide in Gaza, as "Israel" seeks to liquidate the Palestinian cause and erase the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

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