Netanyahu to join world leaders in Egypt for Trump peace summit

By JNS STAFF

(JNS.org) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to join world leaders in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalize the U.S.-brokered deal aimed at ending the war on Hamas.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Knesset. (Photo GPO)

The Sharm el-Sheikh summit “will soon begin with the participation of 30 countries and international and regional organizations, to celebrate the signing of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip,” a spokesman for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s office told Arabic media.

In addition to Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas is also expected to attend the summit.

Trump was scheduled to depart for Egypt from Israel on Monday afternoon after addressing the Knesset.