{"id":18640,"date":"2023-10-23T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=18640"},"modified":"2023-10-23T10:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T07:48:34","slug":"cairo-peace-summit-ends-without-substantial-breakthrough-in-israel-palestine-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/cairo-peace-summit-ends-without-substantial-breakthrough-in-israel-palestine-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairo peace summit ends without substantial breakthrough in Israel-Palestine conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leaders, diplomats, and representatives from more than twelve different countries had gathered in the Egyptian capital for a summit to discuss ways for de-escalation of the conflicts in the Middle East. The Cairo Summit for Peace ended without a substantial breakthrough on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives from countries including Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar, and South Africa attended a one-day meeting in Egypt that was called to address the issues related to the war between Israel and Hamas. Representatives from the United Nations and European Union were also present during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egypt\u2019s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi hosted the multi-national summit. During his opening remarks, Al-Sisi urged his fellow leaders to reach an agreement for developing a road map to end the \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d in the Gaza Strip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al-Sisi asked to revive a path to peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Al-Sisi asked Israeli leadership to immediately open the delivery of aid to Gaza and agree to a ceasefire, followed by negotiations leading to a two-state solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll civilian lives matter,\u201d Jordan\u2019s King Abdullah said, addressing the summit. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi talks with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit during the Cairo international summit for peace in the Middle East in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, Egypt, on October 21, 2023. (Image Credit: The Egyptian Presidency\/via Reuters)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnywhere else, attacking civilian infrastructure and deliberately starving an entire population of food, water, electricity, and basic necessities would be condemned. Accountability would be enforced, but not in Gaza,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud also attended the Cairo Peace Summit and urged the world leaders to take “urgent actions to put an immediate end to [Israeli] military operations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Saudi foreign minister called on the international community to take a “firm stance by obligating Israel to respect international humanitarian law” and said, “We affirm the Kingdom\u2019s adherence to peace as a strategic option by standing with the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate rights.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign Minister HH Prince @FaisalbinFarhan<\/a> at the Cairo Peace Summit: \u201cThe tragic events taking place in Palestine require us to take urgent action to put an immediate end to military operations.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/pqfhS6trkp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Foreign Ministry \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 (@KSAmofaEN) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>