Gaza peace summit to be hosted in Cairo, 31 countries participating
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Those expected to attend are the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, alongside others.
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Smoke and fire rise following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 14, 2023. (AP)
An international meeting is expected to be held in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip, with as many as 31 nations and three international organizations attending.
Those expected to attend are the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordanian King Abdullah II, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, alongside others.
The summit expects to discuss the future of Palestine, Palestinians, and the peace process.
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According to the Kremlin, "Israel' will reportedly not attend, and Russia's representative has not been disclosed yet.
Egypt, historically the key mediator between Hamas and "Israel", initiated the meeting.
Egypt speaks but does not solve?
Last Tuesday, Jordanian King Abdullah II was quoted by the PETRA news agency as announcing that neither Jordan nor Egypt will take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza since "The situation has a range of humanitarian aspects that have to be decided on Palestinian territories in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank. It is impossible to try to force a situation concerning Palestinians' future on other countries," he said after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Even after speaking with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that Turkey opposes the forced displacement of Palestinians to Egypt.
#WATCH | Protesters in #Egypt chanting for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah Secretary General, calling on The Lebanese resistance movement to "hit [Israel]" during a demonstration to support besieged #Gaza. pic.twitter.com/Jno0tDqSa7
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 20, 2023
"It is necessary to avoid civilian casualties. Some countries are trying to present the arbitrary repression of Israel in Gaza as a justified intervention. Such a distorted and inhumane approach leads only to increasing violence and the death of innocent people."
"I repeat, once again, that we are inviting Israel to comply with international law. We are against the displacement of Palestinians. We will never approve of the expulsion policy to Egypt," Fidan added at the press conference with Shoukry in Cairo.
