The Egyptian presidency announced today, Tuesday, that a summit will be held between the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Palestine in Cairo to discuss the challenges of the Palestinian cause, in parallel with an international diplomatic movement to put pressure on the new Israeli government.
Egyptian presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said, "President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a tripartite summit on Tuesday afternoon with his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan, at the Ittihadiya Palace," according to what was reported by the Egyptian News Agency, without further details.
The Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) stated that the summit comes "in the context of crystallizing an Arab vision and strategy, to present it to the ministerial councils, and to go to the international community, to create a broad international front of support."
Yesterday, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki said that the tripartite summit in Cairo coincides with the formation of the new Israeli government, considering that it is a clear message to everyone concerned, not just to the Israeli side, that "Palestine is not alone in facing challenges."
Al-Maliki made it clear in his statements to the Palestinian News Agency that his country is facing serious challenges facing the Arabs, not just Palestine, which were expressed by the right-wing Israeli government through its procedures and policies, according to him.
International, Arab and Israeli media described the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, who was sworn in last December 29, as "the most right-wing government in Israel's history."
In a joint statement issued yesterday, 39 countries in the United Nations called on Israel to immediately reverse the punitive measures it has taken against the Palestinians, in response to a request for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on settlements and Israel's continued violation of the rights of the Palestinians.
States affirmed their firm support for the International Court of Justice and international law as the cornerstone of the international system, as well as their adherence to the multilateral system.
And the United Nations General Assembly voted at the end of last month in favor of a Palestinian draft resolution asking the International Court of Justice to issue a legal opinion on whether the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands constitutes a de facto annexation.
On the third of January, the Minister of National Security in the new government, Itamar Ben Gvir, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque for a quarter of an hour, under heavy security by the Israeli police, in a move condemned by the Palestinians, Arab and Western capitals, and representatives in the Knesset.
On January 6, the Israeli government approved 5 sanctions against the Palestinians following their action in United Nations institutions, including the deduction of tens of millions of dollars from tax money that Israel collects at the crossings on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.