CAIRO — Egypt’s Prime Minister, Hisham Qandil, arrived at the Gaza Strip on Friday morning through the Rafah Crossing Terminal despite hours of Israeli overnight shelling of the border areas. Qandil’s visit took place one day after President Mohammed Morsi withdrew Egypt’s ambassador to Tel Aviv while Israel’s diplomatic mission to Cairo flew out.
“The revolutionary Egypt will not hesitate to put forth the needed efforts to end the aggression and reach a truce between both sides,” said Prime Minister Hisham Qandil during a joint news conference with Hamas’ leader, Ismail Haniyeh.