Dozens of world leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, are attending a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13th, 2025, to address the Gaza situation, as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit are also present. Meanwhile, the Red Cross received two cabinets of abducted individuals in the Gaza Strip, according to the IDF, with Hamas required to fulfill its agreement to return all abductees. Earlier in the day, the Doghmush family's Central Council issued a strong condemnation of Hamas's "Sahm Unit" for a violent raid on family homes, accusing the militant group of killing civilians and settling internal scores. Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to cancel his attendance at the summit followed pressure from countries including Turkey, Spain, Iraq, and South Africa, who cited the ICC arrest warrant against him and their refusal to allow him to fly over their territory. Sources close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas also conveyed messages to Cairo suggesting it was "not the time for a handshake with Netanyahu." The summit has drawn a wide array of international figures, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, among many others. In Gaza, the Doghmush family's statement rejected claims of their involvement in the killing of Saleh al-Jafarawi and accused Hamas leaders of using the conflict as a cover for personal disputes. The family asserted their own history of sacrifice for Gaza and called for an emergency gathering of Gaza's clans to confront Hamas's internal security units. The Red Cross's reception of two cabinets of abducted individuals, as reported by the IDF, follows previous reports of Hamas handing over the remains of two deceased hostages to the ICRC. The IDF confirmed the transport of 20 living hostages to hospitals in central Israel this morning, as previously reported. Separately, an explosion occurred in the Haykstep area of Egypt during the dismantling of explosive devices from old waste inside an ammunition workshop, according to the military spokesman. The incident was reported to be under control. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was also noted to be in attendance at the Gaza ceasefire summit in Sharm El Sheikh. President Donald Trump arrived in Sharm El Sheikh around 3:07 PM UTC on October 13th, 2025, for the summit. He had previously departed Tel Aviv, Israel, around 2:07 PM UTC, concluding his visit which included addressing the Knesset and meeting with victims of the October 7th attacks. The summit's agenda is focused on the ongoing situation in Gaza.
