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Sisi dismisses rising food prices, contrasting Egyptians with people in Gaza

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has dismissed concerns about the increasing cost of living and food prices in the country, using the dire situation of Palestinians in Gaza as a contrast.

“God gives us a living example of people” that have had to survive on basic food, he said, referring to Palestinians in Gaza.