US EditionIsrael's Netanyahu won't attend Egypt summit on ending Gaza war
- On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, thanking US President Donald Trump but citing time constraints ahead of Simchat Torah.
- Following a call between US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's presidency said Netanyahu was invited and initially accepted, but his team canceled shortly after.
- The summit, co-chaired by Trump and Sisi, gathers over 20 world leaders including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, French President Emmanuel Macron and King Abdullah II to weigh next steps under Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
- It follows the US-brokered ceasefire and release of all 20 surviving Israeli hostages, and Benjamin Netanyahu's absence drew condemnation from Yair Golan, leader of Israel's left-wing Democrats.
- As some participants seek wider normalization, the summit aims to end the Gaza war, bolster postwar recovery, and includes Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto asserting `We must also recognize, we must also respect, and we must also guarantee the safety and security of Israel`.
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Trump Co-Chairs Summit in Egypt for Ceasefire Signing Ceremony; Netanyahu Does Not Attend
On Monday, President Trump co-chaired a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The leaders of over two dozen countries were in attendance for the ceasefire signing ceremony. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not attend. We’ll have more on the Gaza ceasefire deal and the exchange of Israeli and Palestinian captives after headlines.
As pompous as the Gaza summit in Sharm El-Sheikh was, its results were not. It is already clear that the agreement may be a first step, but it will not end the conflict.
The announcement of the arrival of Benyamin Netanyahu at the summit in Gaza on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh triggered on Monday a lifting of shields from the leaders of the region and caused a rapid retro-pedaling of the Israeli Prime Minister, according to several diplomatic sources.
More than 30 countries gather in Egypt to seek a ceasefire and discuss the reconstruction of Gaza while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not attend the meeting.
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