By Aidan Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters
Arab leaders at a Cairo summit on Saturday condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza as Europeans stated civilians ought to be shielded, however with Israel and senior U.S. officers absent there was no settlement in direction of containing the violence.
Egypt, which referred to as the assembly and hosted it, stated it had hoped individuals would name for peace and resume efforts to resolve the decades-long Palestinian quest for statehood.
However the assembly ended with out leaders and overseas ministers agreeing a joint assertion, two weeks right into a battle that has killed 1000’s and visited a humanitarian disaster on the blockaded Gaza enclave of two.3 million folks.
Diplomats attending the talks had not been optimistic of a breakthrough, with Israel getting ready a floor invasion of Gaza aimed toward wiping out the militant Palestinian group Hamas that rampaged by way of its cities on Oct. 7, killing 1,400 folks.
Gaza’s Well being Ministry stated on Saturday Israel’s air and missile strikes had killed a minimum of 4,385 Palestinians because the Hamas assault.
Whereas Arab and Muslim states referred to as for a right away finish to Israel’s offensive, Western nations principally voiced extra modest objectives similar to humanitarian aid for civilians.
Jordan’s King Abdullah denounced what he termed world silence about Israel’s assaults, which have killed 1000’s in Hamas-ruled Gaza and revamped 1,000,000 homeless, and urged an even-handed strategy to the Israeli-Palestinian battle.
