The American Department of State held a call with the Algerian Foreign Ministry about “ongoing diplomatic efforts to achieve an enduring end to the crisis in Gaza,” according to a release published on Wednesday.
The US FM Spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Antony Blinken and Ahmed Attaf “discussed the urgency of ensuring that civilians are protected, increasing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and our strong commitment to establishing a Palestinian state.”
The USA and Algeria agreed to continue close coordination on these issues on the UN Security Council.
Secretary Blinken also expressed condolences to Foreign Minister Attaf for the loss of three Algerian troops in a helicopter mishap last week in Ghardaïa province.
However, Algeria’s news agency “APS” claimed that the discussions were about Algeria’s diplomatic efforts in the Security Council to activate the temporary measures taken by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the operationalization of interim measures issued by the same court.
On January 26, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take “measures to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.”