German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss the situation in Israel and Gaza with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Scholz said he wanted to support Egypt’s efforts to mediate the conflict and discussed opening a humanitarian corridor to Gaza as quickly as possible. The German chancellor said he wants to alleviate the consequences of the conflict between Israel and Hamas — which is deemed a terrorist group by Germany, the United States and the European Union — during a visit to Egypt on Wednesday. After meeting with President el-Sissi, Scholz pledged to help free hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas as well as to help humanitarian aid reach Palestinians in Gaza.
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