U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to make a high-stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas.
The Israeli military has pulverised the Gaza Strip with missiles in reply, with a ground offensive also being prepared – a move likely to increase the death toll.
As Israel intensified its response over last weekend’s massacre by Hamas, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed the need to guarantee humanitarian relief to the Palestinians.
On Friday, he said Moscow respected the proposal and was carefully studying it, with Ukraine due to be discussed later at a working dinner.
