A global summit on Gaza, themed ‘Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit’, will be held tomorrow under the chairmanship of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and US President Donald Trump, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Egyptian Presidency.
The summit, which will see broad international participation, comes in preparation for the implementation of an agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The agreement was signed through Egyptian, Qatari, and American mediation and includes a hostages and prisoners swap, as well as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after two years of devastating conflict.
The statement noted that “leaders of more than 20 countries will take part in the summit.”
According to the US news website Axios, invitations were sent to leaders or foreign ministers from Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Two officials in the US president’s administration told CNN that Trump had invited world leaders to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Summit in Egypt.
The US reportedly expanded the list of invitees significantly to include the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Spain, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, Greece and El Salvador.
Meanwhile, the French Presidency has announced that President Emmanuel Macron will attend the summit.
The governments of Spain and Italy also confirmed the participation of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed preparations for the upcoming summit.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said the talks covered regional developments, progress in the Palestinian issue, and ongoing efforts to end the war in Gaza.
The two ministers looked at arrangements for the summit, international participation, and the implementation of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Rubio described the Sharm El-Sheikh gathering as a “unique historical event,” praising Egypt’s leading role in helping secure what he called a “historic agreement.”
Abdelatty underlined the importance of monitoring the ceasefire’s implementation throughout its stages, noting that the agreement offered renewed hope for the region, particularly the Palestinian people.
The Egyptian foreign minister reaffirmed that a comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue, through a two-state solution, remained essential for lasting stability, peace, and security in the region.
Three Qatari diplomats were killed in a car crash in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, sources told Reuters this morning.
Two diplomats were also wounded.
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