Gaza on the agenda as Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Egypt’s el-Sisi in Cairo
The Turkish president said humanitarian tragedy continues in the enclave amid a fresh wave of deadly Israeli attacks.

The Turkish president said humanitarian tragedy continues in the enclave amid a fresh wave of deadly Israeli attacks.





![US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. [Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/image-1760376200.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani (C) chairing the the 2025 Arab-Islamic emergency summit in Doha on September 15, 2025. [Qatar News Agency/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/000_74LE9FK-1757967420.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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A call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza topped the agenda for Turkish and Egyptian presidents

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