Egyptian President Mohmad Mursi called the Zionist entity to halt its aggression against Gaza strip, saying he has spoken with US President Barack Obama about ways to bring it to bring an end to it.

Egyptian President Mohmad Mursi called the Zionist entity to halt its aggression against Gaza strip, saying he has spoken with US President Barack Obama about ways to bring it to bring an end to it.

"The Israelis must understand that we do not accept this aggression, which could lead to instability in the region," Mursi said in televised remarks.

"Shortly before dawn, I called President Obama and we discussed the need to put an end to this aggression and to ensure it does not happen again," he said.

"We discussed ways to promote calm and to stop these acts... and to achieve peace and security."
"I explained Egypt's role, Egypt's position, that we have relations with the United States and the world, but at the same time we totally reject this aggression."

Mursi, who said he had also spoken with UN chief Ban Ki-moon, said he agreed with Obama to continue "to communicate... to prevent an escalation."

In an earlier telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr "called on the United States to immediately intervene to bring to an end the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza," the ministry said.

"As long as the Israeli aggression continues, the situation will worsen in a way that will make it uncontrollable," Amr told Clinton late on Wednesday.
He called on Washington to "use its contacts with Israel to bring to an end this aggression."