{"id":526244,"date":"2026-07-05T11:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/526244\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T11:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T11:14:14","slug":"egypt-rules-out-popular-normalization-with-israel-without-just-peace-palestinian-state-middle-east-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/526244\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt rules out \u2018popular normalization\u2019 with Israel without just peace, Palestinian state \u2013 Middle East Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said there will be \u201cno popular normalization\u201d with Israel unless a just peace is achieved that ends the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and leads to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>Sisi\u2019s remarks came during a Saturday speech at the inauguration ceremony for the State Strategic Command headquarters in Egypt\u2019s New Administrative Capital east of Cairo, according to a statement from the Egyptian presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no lasting peace, no true stability, and no popular normalization except with a just peace that ends the occupation, puts an end to injustice and aggression, restores rights to their rightful owners, and provides security for all,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>A just peace would provide the peoples of the region with \u201can opportunity to live in stability and prosperity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260629-egypt-full-israeli-withdrawal-is-key-to-stability-in-lebanon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Egypt: Full Israeli withdrawal is key to stability in Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sisi also called for support for the Gaza ceasefire, which took effect in October 2025, as well as for a recent framework deal between Iran and the US to end their conflict.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged preventing any attempts to undermine them.<\/p>\n<p>Strategic command<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the newly inaugurated State Strategic Command, Sisi described it as a major advancement in Egypt\u2019s command-and-control and operational management capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>He said the facility incorporates advanced technological infrastructure, secure communications systems, intelligence-gathering and analysis capabilities, and an integrated framework linking political and military leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe command is not only responsible for managing military situations but also serves as a cornerstone of the state\u2019s ability to confront challenges and exceptional circumstances,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20260703-1022-infants-among-more-than-21500-children-killed-during-gazas-1000-day-war\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1,022 infants among more than 21,500 children killed during Gaza\u2019s 1,000-day war<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said there will be \u201cno popular normalization\u201d with Israel unless a just peace&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-526244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}