UK foreign minister Cleverly to attend Cairo peace summit
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British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly speaks during Urgent Question meeting on the explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, at the House of Commons in London, Britain October 18, 2023. UK Parliament/Maria Unger/Handout via REUTERS
LONDON - British foreign minister James Cleverly will attend a summit in Egypt on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.
Cleverly and Middle-East minister Tariq Ahmad will represent Britain at the summit, Britain said.
Cleverly will emphasise Britain's desire to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from escalating in the region and to mitigate the threat from Hamas. He is also expected to discuss efforts to get aid into Gaza. REUTERS
