A phone call took place between Dr. Badr Abdel Aty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, and Steve Witkoff, US Special Envoy for the Middle East. This comes within the framework of ongoing consultation and coordination between Egypt and the United States on various issues of mutual interest, especially the situation in the Gaza Strip.

Minister Abdel Aty also expressed Egypt's aspiration to enhance coordination with the US administration to work towards achieving the desired just peace in the Middle East, noting the importance of concerted efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region and avoid expanding the scope of the conflict, given the dire consequences for the peoples of the region.