According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the summit will focus on de-escalation and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
The summit follows a phone call between El-Sisi and Macron, reaffirming their commitment to restoring calm and supporting a two-state solution.
The Élysée Palace announced that President Macron will visit Egypt to discuss securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and, Gaza’s reconstruction, and to visit Arish for talks on aid delivery with local officials.
On Friday, the Israeli Defense and Security Forum has proposed dividing Gaza into "humanitarian islands" under Israeli control, a plan linked to US President Donald Trump’s 2025 call for the expulsion of Gaza’s native Palestinian population.
In February, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced plans to set up an agency for the "voluntary departure" of Gazans.
On 2 March, Israel reinforced its deadly blockade on the strip, banning the entry of food, water, fuel, tents, and medical aid, putting Gaza's population on the verge of famine.
Since resuming its genocidal war on 18 March, Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians, including 322 children.
Since October 2023, the Palestinian death toll is at 50,423, with 114,638 reported injured—most of them women and children.
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