Egypt's Sisi, Trump discuss Gaza; no mention of Palestinian transfer

2/2/2025 6:33

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire deal in a phone call on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, but it was unclear if they discussed Trump's call for the transfer of Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan.



The White House said the leaders spoke about "Egypt’s important role in the release of hostages from Gaza", and that Sisi expressed confidence that Trump could bring peace to the region.



Egypt said the two leaders had a positive dialogue that stressed the importance of fully implementing the first and second phases of the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, and the need to step up humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza.



The White House statement on the call did not refer to the ceasefire.