Brazil is invited to participate in a summit that will discuss the crisis in the Gaza Strip in Egypt

Egypt invited Brazil to participate in a summit with other countries on the war between Israel and the radical Islamic group Hamas, according to the news anchor. CNN Tainá Falcão with sources from Itamaraty. The folder confirmed the invitation to CNN .

The meeting, which will take place next Saturday (21), in Cairo, will have as its main focus the crisis in the Gaza Strip, surrounded since the beginning of the conflict.

A Brazilian delegation should be sent to the site, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet defined its members.

Egypt has resisted receiving civilians trying to leave Gaza through the Rafah crossing, which is on the country’s border and is the only entry or exit point to the region at the moment.

In an interview with the anchor of CNN Christine Amanpour, the Egyptian foreign minister, said she “does not understand” the purpose of transferring a large number of people to a country that “already has millions of refugees”. He defended the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza through Egypt.

International efforts

Different nations and organizations work to organize diplomatic meetings and discuss the conflict.

This Wednesday (18), a meeting between the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Egyptian and Palestinian leaders in Amman was canceled after an attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, in the northern region of Gaza city.

Also this Wednesday, Brazil presented a resolution prepared at the UN Security Council for the war, which was denied by the USA. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, regretted the refusal and said that “every possible effort to cease hostilities” had been made.

See what the chancellor said:

Published by Leonardo Rodrigues.

Source: CNN Brasil

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