UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations temporarily for 48 hours following the killing of seven aid workers.
“I want to be very clear the strike was not carried out with the intention of harming WCK aid workers,” said chief of the general staff, Herzi Halevi.
The deaths demonstrated there was no safe place in Gaza, whether you are Palestinian, British or any other nationality, a spokesperson said.
Mr al-Sissi said Egypt had faced challenges of unmatched magnitude and intensity in recent years throughout its modern history.
“The news of the air strike that killed World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza is deeply distressing.’’
“These are people who are angels. I served alongside them in Ukraine, Gaza, Turkey, Morocco, the Bahamas, and Indonesia.’’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the operation at al-Shifa hospital on Sunday evening as a great success.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has approved the new government headed by Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Mustafa.
165 of the 212 that received a direct hit are in areas designated for evacuation by the Israeli military.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has vowed that Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar will be captured dead or alive.
