Overview
- U.S. officials confirmed Trump will travel to Egypt for the gathering, which the White House declined to discuss on the record.
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is organizing the summit and has reached out to European and Arab capitals with invitations.
- Participants are expected to include leaders or foreign ministers from Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to attend at this stage, according to a U.S. official.
- Trump is expected to speak at the Knesset and meet hostage families in Israel on Monday before heading to Sharm el-Sheikh for a guarantors’ signing event, with the leaders’ summit likely Tuesday but possibly moved earlier.