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Iraqi leader threatened to leave Egypt summit if Netanyahu attended
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, attends a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on the sidelines of the Gaza International Peace Summit, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who traveled to Egypt to participate in a summit of world leaders aimed at solidifying the end of the war in Gaza, informed Egyptian and US officials that he would withdraw from the summit if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reports.
Egypt’s presidency initially said Netanyahu would attend the summit, but Netanyahu’s office later said he would not attend since it would clash with the Jewish holiday of Simhat Torah. The summit in Sharm el-Sheikh is co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and US President Donald Trump and will include around two dozen world leaders.
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