"The move could boost Trump's effort to push a post-war peace initiative in the region to expand the Abraham Accords. Leaders or senior officials from more than two dozen countries are expected to participate in the summit. That includes the leaders of France, Germany, the U.K., Italy, Canada, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia. Behind the scenes: Netanyahu's trip to the Sharm el-Sheikh summit was conceived of during his ride with Trump from Ben Gurion Airport to Israel's parliament in Jerusalem,"
"When Trump spoke with Axios from Air Force One hours earlier, he didn't know that Netanyahu hadn't been invited to the summit and said the Egyptians were the ones responsible for the invitations. During the ride in his presidential limo, "the Beast," Trump told Netanyahu he should attend. The source noted that Netanyahu agreed. The intrigue: Trump then called the Egyptian president and asked him to invite Netanyahu to the summit."
A summit in Sharm el-Sheikh could strengthen efforts to expand the Abraham Accords as leaders or senior officials from over two dozen countries are expected to attend. Netanyahu's participation was arranged after a conversation with Trump during a ride from Ben Gurion Airport to the Knesset, followed by a call from Trump to Egypt's president that led to an invitation. Trump initially told Axios he believed Egypt handled invitations. Netanyahu and Egypt's president had not spoken since the Gaza war began. All 20 live Israeli hostages were released by Hamas on Monday morning.
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