An international conference dubbed the Cairo Peace Summit is scheduled to open later today to discuss ways to “de-escalate” the Israel-Hamas war.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said the gathering would work towards de-escalation and humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip, though representatives from the US and Israel are not expected to attend.
According to the Reuters news agency, leaders from the Middle East, Europe, South Africa, Japan and the United Kingdom are likely to be in attendance, including:
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
- Jordanian King Abdullah
- Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
- Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani
- Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
- French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa
- UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Cleverly
- Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide
- Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov
- China’s envoy for Middle East issues Zhai Jun
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
- European Council President Charles Michel
- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell
Source: Aljazeera
