Palestinian President Abbas to attend Egypt summit on ending warfare in Gaza

[ad_1] Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend a global summit in Egypt on Monday alongside Donald Trump and different world leaders to finalise an settlement aimed toward ending the warfare in Gaza, his workplace has mentioned.

He was invited by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who's main the occasion in Sharm el-Sheikh alongside Trump.

Leaders from greater than 20 nations are anticipated to attend, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer .

Trump's plan for ending the warfare in Gaza has left open the potential for a job for Abbas's Palestinian Authority (PA) after it carries out reforms, although Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected its involvement.

The PA is a governing body that has management of components of the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution. It's run by Fatah, a rival to Hamas. Abbas can be answerable for the PLO - the umbrella organisation which represents Palestinians at worldwide fora.

Last month, Abbas, 89, was barred from travelling to New York to look in individual on the UN Basic Meeting when he and 80 different Palestinian officers had their visas revoked by the US state division.

Talking by way of video on the meeting, he mentioned he was able to work with world leaders to implement a peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. He additionally reiterated his rejection of a future governing function for Hamas in Gaza, and demanded it disarm.

The primary part of Trump's 20-point peace plan was agreed to by Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, and a ceasefire got here into impact on Friday.

It would see the anticipated trade of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Monday.

Negotiations are then anticipated to observe over the main points of latter phases which embody the governance of Gaza, the extent of Israeli troop withdrawal and the disarming of Hamas.

Each Israel and Hamas have confirmed officers won't attend the summit in Egypt.

Sisi's workplace mentioned Monday's worldwide gathering aimed "to finish the warfare within the Gaza Strip, improve efforts to attain peace and stability within the Center East, and usher in a brand new period of regional safety and stability".

Egypt's overseas ministry mentioned a "doc ending the warfare within the Gaza Strip" was anticipated to be signed.

Different world leaders confirmed to be attending are French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordan's King Abdullah II, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. UN Secretary Basic Antonio Guterres may also attend.

In the meantime, former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair, who is predicted to be a part of a "Board of Peace" supervising Gaza's governance below Trump's peace plan, met the PA's Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh on Sunday.

Al-Sheikh mentioned he had "confirmed our readiness to work with President Trump, Mr Blair" and different companions to safe the entry of help and the discharge of hostages and prisoners, earlier than beginning on "restoration and reconstruction".

"We confused the significance of stopping the undermining of the Palestinian Authority, and particularly the return of the withheld Palestinian revenues and stopping the undermining of the two-state answer in preparation for a complete and lasting peace in accordance with worldwide legitimacy", he added in a publish on X.

Israel's warfare on Gaza was triggered by the Hamas-led assaults on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, through which about 1,200 folks have been killed and 251 taken hostage.