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The Israeli government announced today, Sunday, that it will not participate in the international summit on peace in Gaza, scheduled to be held tomorrow, Monday, in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his American counterpart Donald Trump.
The spokesperson for the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Shoshana Badrsi, confirmed in a statement to Agence France-Presse that "Israel will not send any official representative to the summit."
In contrast, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, Hossam Badran, clarified that the movement will also not participate in the summit, indicating that attendance will be limited to mediators and American and Israeli officials.
Egypt is hosting this international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea coast, with the aim of reaching an agreement to end the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, with the participation of more than 20 world leaders.
Among the most prominent leaders who have confirmed their attendance are: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertes, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
