Netanyahu will not attend Gaza summit in Egypt amid Gaza peace deal

Amid Gaza peace deal and the realising of the hostages by Hamas, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu will not be able to attend the Summit in Egypt on Monday as informed by the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel on X due to time constraints ahead of the start of the holiday.  

In the statement, the office of Netanyahu said that he was invited by the US President Donald Trump to participate in the meeting and thanked him for his invitation.  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited by US President @realDonaldTrump to attend today’s conference in Egypt.

The Prime Minister thanked President Trump for the invitation but said he will be unable to attend due to time constraints ahead of the start of the holiday

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 13, 2025

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