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Egypt's Sisi praises US effort in securing ceasefire
21 May 2021 01:18 BST
In a series of tweets early on Friday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi thanked his US counterpart Joe Biden for his role in making the ceasefire in Gaza succeed.
Israel on Thursday said it had accepted Egypt's proposal for a "mutual" ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after several days of mounting international pressure, and it went into effect at 2am local time.
Sisi said he and President Biden both saw the urgency of managing the conflict between all parties with diplomacy.