Egypt intends to host an international conference tomorrow, Saturday, to discuss the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Below is a list of the leaders expected to attend the Cairo Summit for Peace so far:
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
- King of Jordan Abdullah II
- King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
- Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Cypriot President Nicos Christodoulides
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
- French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna
- Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa
- British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly
- Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide
- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
- President of the European Council Charles Michel
- EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell
- Chinese Special Envoy for the Middle East
French President Emmanuel Macron has apologized for not attending, stating: "I will not attend the peace summit in Egypt but do not rule out heading to the region in the coming days and weeks if that would be helpful in calming tensions." He added: "I am doing everything possible to avoid escalation, including regarding Lebanon, but the security situation remains unstable due to the heightened tensions."
