Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has stated that the Cairo Peace Summit aims to reach a roadmap to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
In his opening remarks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on world leaders to agree on a roadmap to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and reopen the path to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. According to him, the roadmap objectives included sending supplies to Gaza and reaching an agreement on a ceasefire.
Similarly, Jordan's King Abdullah declared in his introductory statement that the internal or forced eviction of Palestinians would be a war crime.
"All civilian lives matter," Jordan’s King Abdullah said, addressing the summit. "The relentless bombing campaign underway in Gaza as we speak is cruel and unconscionable on every level. It is the collective punishment of besieged and helpless people. It is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. It is a war crime."
During his speech at the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected calls for displacing Palestinians and urged for humanitarian corridors to be opened.
More than a dozen heads of state and government have assembled in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, for a summit to examine measures to de-escalate the Israel-Hamas confrontation amid rising concerns about a larger Middle East conflict. According to Egyptian authorities, the summit aims to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after relentless Israeli bombardment killed about 4,000 Palestinians and injured more than 13,000.
The one-day gathering on Saturday, known as the Cairo Peace Summit, will include delegates from Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar, South Africa, and UN and EU officials.
But the absence of any official from the Israeli side has dampened expectations for what the summit can achieve.
In his opening remarks, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on world leaders to agree on a roadmap to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and reopen the path to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. According to him, the roadmap objectives included sending supplies to Gaza and reaching an agreement on a ceasefire.
Similarly, Jordan's King Abdullah declared in his introductory statement that the internal or forced eviction of Palestinians would be a war crime.
"All civilian lives matter," Jordan’s King Abdullah said, addressing the summit. "The relentless bombing campaign underway in Gaza as we speak is cruel and unconscionable on every level. It is the collective punishment of besieged and helpless people. It is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. It is a war crime."
During his speech at the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected calls for displacing Palestinians and urged for humanitarian corridors to be opened.
More than a dozen heads of state and government have assembled in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, for a summit to examine measures to de-escalate the Israel-Hamas confrontation amid rising concerns about a larger Middle East conflict. According to Egyptian authorities, the summit aims to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after relentless Israeli bombardment killed about 4,000 Palestinians and injured more than 13,000.
The one-day gathering on Saturday, known as the Cairo Peace Summit, will include delegates from Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar, South Africa, and UN and EU officials.
But the absence of any official from the Israeli side has dampened expectations for what the summit can achieve.
