On Wednesday, Egypt and the United States agreed to strengthen cooperation to stabilize the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken began a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II.

The Egyptian presidency said in a statement following the meeting between President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry with the US Secretary of State, that the two sides agreed to strengthen coordination by fixing the ceasefire and reconstruction in Gaza.

Reuters quoted Blinken as saying that "Egypt is a real and effective partner in dealing with violence in the Palestinian territories."

The same source added that Blinken stressed that his country and Egypt are working for the Palestinians and Israelis to live in safety and security, as he put it.

Egypt played a major role, in coordination with the United States, in brokering a ceasefire 11 days after the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Last week, before the ceasefire was reached, Egypt promised to provide $ 500 million in aid for the reconstruction of Gaza, with Egyptian companies assigned to these works.

Blinken pledged on Tuesday that the United States would provide new aid to contribute to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, including immediate aid worth $ 5.5 million and about $ 33 million for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is based in the strip.

Blinken said in a tweet on Twitter that Washington would also work to urge the international community to provide more support for humanitarian aid efforts.

Ahead of Blinken's visit, a senior State Department official said that Egypt is likely to have a role in the delivery of this aid.

After the meeting, the US Secretary of State went to Jordan, where he held talks with Jordanian King Abdullah II, and no details of the meeting have yet been received.

The US Secretary of State arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, at the end of a tour to the Middle East, which he conducted to discuss developments in the Palestinian territories.

British moves

In the context, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the humanitarian aid provided to the Palestinians could not reach what he described as groups involved in terrorism, military actions or boycotting activities of Israel.

In statements after his talks with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi, Raab said that Britain considers Hamas a terrorist organization, and it must end its attacks against Israel, as he put it.

For his part, Ashkenazi thanked Britain for standing by Israel and supporting its right to defend itself, he said.

The British Foreign Secretary had said that his visit to the region came as a result of a strong feeling of the necessity to reach a peaceful solution.

At the same time, he stressed that the two-state solution is the only way for Palestinians and Israelis to reach peace.

Dominic Raab also began a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, upon his arrival in the city of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

Later, in Ramallah, Raab will meet with Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh and Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki.

And recently, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and the United States arrived in Ramallah, as part of international efforts to stabilize the ceasefire.

Condemnation of the occupation

For its part, the Irish government supported a parliamentary proposal condemning the de facto annexation of Palestinian lands by the Israeli occupation authorities, while saying that it was the first use of this phrase by a European Union government regarding Israel.

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney condemned what he described as Israel's "unfair" treatment of the Palestinian people.

Coveney said, "The scope, pace, and strategic nature of Israeli settlement expansion acts, and the intent behind them, have reached a point where we need to be honest about what is happening, which is an actual annexation."

He added that the support for this memorandum reflects the great concern that the Irish government has about the intent of these measures and their impact.

But the Irish Foreign Minister insisted on adding condemnation of the rocket attacks launched by Hamas, while the "Sinn Fein" party, which put forward the parliamentary memorandum, opposed that.

In turn, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Gao Lijian expressed China's grave concern about the large number of victims, due to the recent conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Gao confirmed his country's support for the United Nations Human Rights Council in holding the special meeting to discuss the Palestinian-Israeli conflict tomorrow, Thursday.

The meeting comes at the request of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to formulate a draft resolution calling for the formation of an independent international commission to investigate human rights violations.