Egypt... condemns and denounces the attack on its embassy in the Netherlands.

Arab Sea Newspaper - Special

Arab Gulf - Follow-ups: Egypt, on Tuesday, condemned the attack on its embassy in The Hague and demanded that the Dutch authorities protect it, while the Dutch side expressed its deep regret over the incident. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Badr Abdel-Aaty, expressed in a telephone call with his Dutch counterpart, "Kasper Veldkamp," his extreme dissatisfaction with the attack on the Egyptian embassy building in the Netherlands. Abdel-Aaty stressed "the importance of providing security protection for the Egyptian diplomatic mission in the Netherlands, pointing to the responsibility of the Dutch side under international law to protect it from any abuses, noting the extreme dissatisfaction with the attack on the Egyptian embassy building, and the responsibility of the Dutch side for its non-recurrence and what leads to taking measures on our part in this regard." The statement explained that the Dutch minister, in return, expressed "his deep regret over the individual incident that occurred in front of the Egyptian embassy in The Hague, noting that he had discussed the matter with the concerned security authorities, and their intention to intensify security measures on the Egyptian embassy in line with the responsibilities incumbent on the host country under the relevant international agreements." He affirmed "the close relations that bind his country to Egypt, which are based on mutual respect, common interests, and working to upgrade bilateral relations in various fields, especially in the economic, commercial, and investment fields, and strengthening cooperation in various sectors in a way that serves the interests of the two peoples." According to the statement, the two ministers exchanged views on developments in the Middle East, foremost of which is the catastrophic situation in the Gaza Strip, where Abdel-Aaty affirmed to his Dutch counterpart the continuation of intensive Egyptian efforts to reach a truce that guarantees a ceasefire, the entry of aid without restrictions, the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners, and Hamas's approval of most of the provisions contained in the proposal of the US envoy Steve Witkoff, and the importance of the Israeli side's approval of this proposal. Minister Abdel-Aaty reviewed his visit to the Rafah crossing with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, "which operates around the clock from the Egyptian side, and the importance of putting pressure on the Israeli side to open the crossings that connect Israel to the Gaza Strip." Minister Abdel-Aaty asked his Dutch counterpart "to invest the Netherlands' role within the corridors of the European Union to stop the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza," and reviewed in this context the ongoing preparations for Egypt to host the international conference for early recovery and reconstruction in Gaza as soon as a ceasefire agreement is reached.