World leaders gathering in Egypt throw their weight behind the Gaza ceasefire deal

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “Summit for Peace” on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal. Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and were not expected to attend Monday's summit. The Israeli prime minister's office said Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to the venue because of a Jewish holiday. Israel has rejected any role in Gaza for the internationally backed Palestinian Authority, whose leader, Mahmoud Abbas, arrived in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh early on Monday afternoon ahead of the gathering. The summit comes as Hamas released 20 remaining living Israeli hostages and Israel started to free hundreds of Palestinians from its prisons, crucial steps after a ceasefire began on Friday. But major questions remain unanswered over what happens next, raising the risk of slide back into war — even as the world pushes for peace. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s office said the summit aims to “end theWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times