A SUMMIT FOR PEACE AND CEASE FIRE IN CAIRO

Political leaders from various countries (European, African, Asian, Arab) meet this Saturday in Cairo, at a summit for peace and a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Gaza, called by Egypt.

  The list of attendees expected so far at the Cairo Peace Summit includes: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President Mahmoud Abbas; Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah; Prime Ministers: Giorgia Meloni; Pedro Sánchez; Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Nikos Christodoulides Foreign Ministers: Annalena Baerbock; Catherine Colonna; Yoko Kamikawa; James Cleverly; Espen Barth Eide; United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council President Charles Michel.

However, despite the importance of those gathered, Israel is not expected to accept the calls for peace, taking into account that its military forces are preparing to invade the Gaza Strip within the framework of an escalation approved by the far-right government of Tel Aviv. On the other hand, the absence of representatives from the United States, Iran and Israel indicates that the results of the meeting will not be decisive.

Leaders of a dozen countries, including top officials from Turkey, Qatar and Europe, are converging on Egypt for the conference, but the absence of the big three at the heart of the conflict makes it highly unlikely the summit can pull anything out of the hat .

Iran is the heavyweight player looming over the conflict. Tehran is both an ally of Hamas, whose militants killed more than 1,400 people in Israel in the attack of October 7, and of Lebanon's Hezbollah, which many observers fear is poised to enter the war against Israel from the north.

Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters: “Right now, this conflict is contained between Israel and Hamas, and we're going to do everything we can to ensure deterrence in the region, so that this does not become a broader conflict,” he said, reported the media “Politico”.

The United States vetoed the U.N. resolution Wednesday calling for a pause in the fighting to allow humanitarian assistance into Gaza, which has been under near-constant bombardment since Hamas attacked Israel. The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the resolution failed to underscore Israel’s right to self-defense.

 In Riyadh, Gulf and ASEAN leaders have issued a statement calling all parties involved in the Gaza conflict to implement a permanent ceasefire, and condemned the attacks on civilians in the Palestinian enclave.

Summit leaders also called for much-neededSummit leaders also called for much-needed delivery of humanitarian aid, relief supplies and other essential necessities and services to Gaza.


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