The Egyptian President made the remarks while speaking at a peace summit in Cairo, calling on the international community to protect the rights of the Palestinian people.
"We are surprised to see that the international community is keeping silent in response to the practice of collective punishment in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian people and civilians should receive international protection," TASS quoted him as saying.
El-Sisi stressed that Egypt "seeks to ensure a safe, unhindered and stable flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip" and "is working on a roadmap to revive the peace process.
He also said that Cairo strongly rejected the idea of relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula because it would not help resolve the Palestinian issue.
The Cairo Peace Summit, dedicated to ways to resolve the Palestinian issue and find a peaceful solution to the West Asia crisis, is taking place in the Egyptian capital on October 21. The event has brought together representatives of 34 countries and three international organizations, namely the UN, the Arab League, and the African Union.
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