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Washington stressed again its “serious concern” the day after the attack, saying it “will do everything in its power to support the relationship” between Israel and Egypt, noting they were “key partners and allies of the United States”

The area of ​​Giza, which houses the embassy, Directorate of Security and embassies of other foreign countries, has become an arena for open battle between police and demonstrators, and has left three people dead and more than 1,038 in detention. Looting has also been a result, during which shields and equipment belonging to the police, a fire truck and Molotov cocktails were used to storm the headquarters of the Giza Security Directorate after dozens of protesters managed to break into the Israeli embassy.

The military council said that the goal of reviving the Emergency Law was to stop unrest in the coming period. The Emergency Law allows security authorities to take extraordinary measures to maintain security, including the arrest and detention of any person who poses a threat to security or public order.

After a joint meeting headed by Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf, the military council stressed Egypt's commitment to full international agreements, including the securing of foreign diplomatic missions. Egyptian television also reported that the military council rejected the offer of resignation by Sharaf.

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