#cairopeacesummit — Public Fediverse posts

As scores of world ldrs & diplomats gathered Sat at the #CairoPeaceSummit called by #Egypt, #Arab countries condemned the killing of #civilians in #Gaza & called for a #peace process, while the #UN reiterated appeals for a #ceasefire. Just hours after the #Cairo meeting adjourned, #DefSec #Austin announced the deployment of additional #deterrent #UnitedStates air defenses to the region & said he had placed more American #troops on alert to “prepare to deploy” to the region.

"The message the #Arab world is hearing is that Palestinian lives matter less than Israeli ones," #Jordan's #KingAbdullah said, adding he was outraged & grieved by acts of violence waged against innocent #civilians in #Gaza, the Israeli-#occupied #WestBank, & #Israel.

Palestinian Pres #MahmoudAbbas said #Palestinians would not be displaced or driven off their land, "We won't leave, we won't leave.”

#Hamas #HumanitarianCrisis #LawsOfWar #MiddleEast #ForeignPolicy #geopolitics #CairoPeaceSummit

#Jordan's #KingAbdullah said in his opening speech at the #CairoPeaceSummit on Sat that the forced or internal #displacement of #Palestinians would be a #WarCrime.

#Abdullah denounced what he termed global silence on #Israel's attacks, which have killed thousands in #Hamas-“ruled” #Gaza & made >1M homeless, & urged an even-handed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

#HumanitarianCrisis #LawsOfWar #MiddleEast #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/cairo-peace-summit-grapples-with-gaza-war-risks-region-rise-2023-10-21/