During the meeting at the Heliopolis presidential palace, Abbas and Sisi discussed recent developments in the Middle East, and stressed the importance of holding an international conference to end the Israeli occupation and protect Palestinians from Israeli violations.
![Israel recently announced the near-completion of a security fence along its southern border. [theguardian]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Israel/Israel-border-fence-008.jpg?itok=v2FitEX6 "Israel recently announced the near-completion of a security fence along its southern border. [theguardian]")
