Cairo Peace Summit Fails to Resolve Israel-Hamas Conflict

The Cairo Peace Summit, called by Egypt to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ended without a breakthrough as Arab leaders condemned Israeli bombardment of Gaza and called for an end to the violence. However, with Israel and senior U.S. officials absent, no joint statement was agreed upon. While Western countries focused on humanitarian relief for civilians, Arab and Muslim states demanded an immediate end to Israel's offensive. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted that Palestinians would not be displaced or driven off their land. France called for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza, and Jordan's King Abdullah criticized the global silence on Israel's attacks. The United States only sent its Cairo charge d'affaires, and Israel vowed to wipe out Hamas.