World Economic Forum Meeting: Focus on Israel’s Results Amid Rafah Ground Battle Concerns

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Posted2024.04.28 15:42
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Meeting during a special meeting of the World Economic Forum
Attention will be paid to whether Israel achieves results amid concerns over the Rafah ground battle Officials from the United States and other Western and Arab countries are to meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 29th (local time) to consider the war between. Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. According to dpa news agency on the 27th (local time), the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan met with US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on the 29th during a special meeting of the Economic Forum of the t -World (WEF) which will be held in Riyadh for two days from the 28th.

These sources said that the foreign ministers of these Arab countries will meet on the 27th to establish a united Arab position before meeting with the West.

The President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas will not attend meetings with the West, but sources said that the PA will also attend meetings with Arab countries today. On this day, the State Department announced that Secretary Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on the 29th and 30th to meet with partners in the Middle East.

The State Department said Secretary Blinken was to discuss the release of hostages held by Hamas and ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, pointing out that “Hamas stands against a ceasefire with the Palestinians. “

AFP said the war in Gaza and the situation in the Middle East, where tensions are rising, are also to be discussed at the special WEF meeting. The President of WEP, Börge Brende, said at a press conference in Riyadh on the 27th that there has been some movement in hostile negotiations, and that this special meeting of WEP is an opportunity to talk to the main countries involved, and that there are issues such as the humanitarian situation in the country. The Gaza Strip and Iran will also be discussed.

Governor Brende’s comments came amid recent signs that talks were beginning between Israel, the United States and Egypt.

According to Egyptian officials, Israel is said to have informed Egypt that it believes 33 children, women, elderly and wounded hostages are still alive in the Gaza Strip, and that it is willing to consider talks for release them instead of six. – weekend. Hamas also announced on the 27th that they were receiving and reviewing an Israeli proposal related to ceasefire talks.

The move comes as talks between Israel and Hamas for a cease-fire and hostilities brokered by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar have stalled for several months, and speculation continues that Israel’s ground war in Rafah, nearby Gaza.

Rafah is home to more than 1 million refugees and residents, and the international community, including the United States, is concerned that there will be an unprecedented number of civilian casualties if the Israeli military attacks Rafah .

Separately, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejournay said during his visit to Lebanon on the 28th that he would push for measures to prevent further tensions between Israel and the Lebanese armed political group Hezbollah, which has continued to increasing the level of conflict since the war. started between Israel and Hamas last year. Earlier this year, Minister Sejourne proposed that Hezbollah’s elite forces withdraw 10 kilometers from the Israeli border and that Israel stop attacking southern Lebanon, but no progress has been made.

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