Abdel-Aati said at a press conference following a meeting of the Arab-Islamic Contact Group's ministerial committee in Slovenia that "the attempt to divide Gaza is a red line that cannot be accepted," adding that "Israel is obstructing the travel of Palestinians through the Rafah crossing and disrupting the entry of humanitarian aid."
He pointed out that the situation in Gaza remains very fragile despite some slight progress, and that Israel is placing obstacles in the way of Palestinians traveling through the Rafah crossing from both sides, and is disrupting the entry of humanitarian aid into the sector.
Regarding the situation in the West Bank, the Egyptian minister stated that it is deteriorating further as the Israeli occupation army continues its policy of repression and intimidation of Palestinian civilians, and the forceful seizure of land.
Jordan appreciates Slovenia's role.
At the same conference, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Friday that the current priorities in the Gaza Strip are focused on "stabilizing the ceasefire agreement and ensuring the unhindered delivery of aid."
Safadi added that the priorities are currently focused on "looking forward to the implementation of US President Donald Trump's peace plan, which will contribute to achieving stability in the Gaza Strip."
He explained that Jordan appreciates Slovenia’s role in delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the European Union, noting that Slovenia was a “partner” in efforts to stop the war on the Strip.
Safadi stressed that "the priority at the present stage is to establish a ceasefire and ensure the delivery of relief aid to the people of the Gaza Strip without obstacles, in light of the difficult humanitarian conditions."
He stressed the importance of reaching a "comprehensive political solution, which includes the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the two-state solution (Palestinian-Israeli), in order to achieve security and stability in the region."
Safadi said that "what is happening in the West Bank and the dangers resulting from settlement expansion and property confiscation cannot be ignored."
He continued: "We seek to achieve peace and take all legal measures to stop settlement activity in the West Bank."
“A fragile agreement”
Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Vajoen described the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip on Friday as "fragile," and said that her country seeks to reach a "complete and lasting" ceasefire
This came during a joint press conference following the meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Arab-Islamic Contact Group in Slovenia.
The conference included Minister Fayon and her Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdel-Aty, Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi, and Bahraini counterpart Abdul Latif Al-Zayani.
Fayon expressed Slovenia’s appreciation for the joint efforts made by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Bahrain to “attract global attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
She said the ceasefire agreement in Gaza "remains fragile," stressing that "peace cannot be imposed by force." The minister stated that her country seeks a "complete and lasting ceasefire" in Gaza, as well as "to find solutions for peaceful coexistence in the region and the implementation of the two-state solution" between Palestine and Israel.
She stressed that the steps to rebuild Gaza are "important in the peace process," explaining that this is not only "an expression of solidarity" with Gaza, but also comes within "efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East, which are lacking in many ways."
Fayon said the situation in Gaza "remains desperate," and called for the continued flow of aid to the Strip "without interruption or obstruction," welcoming Israel's reopening a few days ago (in a limited and strict manner) of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Monday, Israel reopened the crossing, which it has occupied since May 2024, in a very limited manner and with very strict restrictions.
Since the crossing was reopened, on the first day 12 Palestinians arrived in Gaza and 20 left, on the second day 40 arrived and the same number left, and on the third day 25 arrived, while 46 others left, including patients and their companions.
On Thursday evening, 21 Palestinians arrived in the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, while another 21 left, on the fourth day of the crossing's operation.
According to Egyptian and Israeli media, it was expected that 50 Palestinians would cross into Gaza daily, and a similar number into Egypt, including patients and companions, but this did not happen.
Israel was supposed to reopen the crossing in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement on October 10, 2025, but it reneged on that.
The Israeli genocide in Gaza, which began on October 8, 2023, and lasted for two years, left approximately 72,000 Palestinian martyrs and more than 171,000 wounded, most of them children and women, and caused destruction to 90% of the civilian infrastructure.
