Egypt voiced grave concern about the growing dangerous escalations in the Middle East region during the past 48 hours, official Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said.
The escalations started when Israeli troops stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and attacked Palestinian worshippers, a thing which was followed by the firing of rockets towards Israel and then by Israeli raids on Gaza and South Lebanon, said Abu Zeid in a statement on Friday.
The spokesman called on all parties to exercise self-restraint and heed efforts exerted for de-escalation, stemming bloodshed and protecting lives.
He raised the alarm about expected serious dangers in the region if the cycle of violence continues.
Meanwhile, Israel conducted rare airstrikes in Lebanon and continued bombarding the Gaza Strip, an escalation that sparked fears of a broader conflict following violence over Jerusalem’s most sensitive site.
With tensions running high across Israel and the region, an alleged Palestinian shooting attack near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank killed two women in their 20s and seriously wounded a 45-year-old, Israeli medics said. The attack, coming after weeks of unusually heightened unrest in the West Bank, suggested that the recent tensions in Jerusalem could be spilling over to the occupied territory, AP reported.
