After mediating ceasefire with Islamic Jihad, Egyptian envoy slams Israel in rant full of lies
Ambassador Osama Abdelkhalek’s condemnation came hours after Israel hailed Egypt for its role in the ceasefire.
By Debbie Reiss, World Israel News
Then-Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid meeting in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
Hours after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid hailed Egypt for its role in brokering a ceasefire with the Islamic Jihad terror group, the Arab nation’s representative at the United Nations lashed out at Israel for its “flagrant violation” of Palestinian rights, citing inaccurate statistics to prove his point and denouncing the Jewish state’s blockade of Gaza – while conveniently omitting mention of his own country’s blockade of the Strip.













