FACTBOX - Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?

Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group, Hamas, in Gaza.

The list of attendees expected, so far, at the Cairo Peace Summit includes:

Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas

Jordanian King Abdullah

Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Kuwaiti Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad al-Sabah

Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa

German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock

French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa

British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, James Cleverly

Norwegian Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov

China’s envoy for Middle East issues, Zhai Jun

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres

European Council President, Charles Michel

European Union Foreign Policy chief, Josep Borrell

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