Egypt holds a peace summit on the Gaza crisis on Saturday.
on Saturday amid growing fears of a wider Middle East war but the absence of a top official from Israel’s main ally the US and some other leaders has dampened expectations for what it can achieve.They will meet as Israel readies a ground assault on Gaza following the October 7 attack by Hamas that killed 1 400 people.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend, and there has been no official word on whether French President Emmanuel Macron will go. Arab countries have voiced anger at Israel’s unprecedented bombardment and siege of Gaza, home to 2.3 million people. Egypt has been trying to channel humanitarian relief to Gaza through the Rafah crossing, the one access point not controlled by Israel, but aid has piled up on the Egyptian side.
Jordan’s King Abdullah and Sisi both said on Thursday that Palestinians should not be forcibly displaced and that Israel was “imposing collective punishment” on the inhabitants of Gaza by bombing civilians.
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