00:01The Arab League gathers in Cairo as tensions escalate across the region.
00:06Maritime security in the Gulf is under growing strain after renewed Iran-U.S. exchanges,
00:12including attacks near the Strait of Hormuz.
00:15Egypt's top diplomat warns maritime corridors must not become tools for pressure or escalation.
00:23We emphasize on the necessity of freedom of navigation and, naturally, the complete rejection
00:30of using maritime corridors as a tool for pressure or escalation.
00:35We are open to balance neighborly relations with Iran, provided they are grounded in respect
00:42for sovereignty and territorial integrity and the cessation of interference.
00:48The Arab League has also condemned Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon.
00:53On Monday, at least 12 people were killed, including women and children, in attacks.
01:01We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial
01:07integrity, its violations of international law and international humanitarian law, and
01:13its occupation of vast areas of Lebanese territory, which has resulted in approximately 9,000
01:19deaths, 30,000 injuries, and hundreds of thousands of displaced persons within their own country.
01:26Meanwhile, a ministerial committee is calling for stronger political, diplomatic, and economic
01:31pressure to stop what it calls Israeli violations in occupied Jerusalem and protect its Islamic and
01:38Christian holy sites.
