CAIRO, Egypt / ANKARA

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani affirmed their absolute rejection on Monday of the displacement of Palestinians from their land.

The two leaders discussed during their meeting in Doha the latest efforts to restore a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

According to the statement, Sisi and Hamad exchanged views on how to address the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza through securing sufficient aid flows for Palestinians in the enclave.

Sheikh Tamim said in a statement on X that he discussed with the Egyptian president "prospects for strengthening the solid fraternal relations" between their countries, and means to expand cooperation across several areas.

He said Doha and Cairo will continue their joint efforts to support the Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied territories "to establish sustainable security and peace."

Since March 2, Israel has closed Gaza’s crossings, blocking essential supplies from entering the enclave.

The Israeli army also renewed a deadly assault on Gaza on March 18, shattering the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

Nearly 51,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, have been killed in Gaza in a brutal Israeli onslaught since October 2023.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.