LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit, where leaders are expected to sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, his office said on Saturday.
The first phase of the plan is set to begin with the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners by Monday, marking what Britain called a "historic turning point" after two years of war.
LONDON (Reuters) -British universities must take stronger action to protect Jewish students, the government said on Saturday, after a deadly attack on a synagogue in northern England and amid concerns over antisemitism on campuses in Britain and the United States.
Young people must be equipped to spot and challenge misinformation online, the government said, urging universities to use every tool available to confront hate and division.
"One instance of antisemitic abuse is one too many," education minister Bridget Phillipson said in a statement.
A new restaurant opened its doors in Paris on Saturday, founded by a Palestinian from Gaza and a Franco-Israeli, aiming to promote reconciliation through food.
The Palestinian, French and Israeli flags fly from the ceiling of "Sababa, the Taste of Peace", where the first customers packed in to eat hummus, falafel or Gazan salad.
Radjaa Aboudagga and his team have been toiling since 6:00 am to create the Middle Eastern dishes for families and friends of all ages seated on mats or at tables.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalise an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.
The summit will be attended by more than 20 leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, the spokesperson added in a statement.
(Reporting by Mohamed Hendawy; Writing by Hatem Maher; Editing by Andrea Ricci)
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran welcomes a potential "fair and balanced" U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not receivedany proposal for negotiations, the country's top diplomat said on Saturday.
"If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television.
However, Araqchi said Tehran will not give up its "right to enrich uranium" but can take confidence-building measures regarding "the peaceful nature of its nuclear programme."
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered beneath a screen in Tel Aviv marking 735 days since Hamas took hostages to Gaza, finally daring to hope a ceasefire will herald an end to their ordeal.
"My emotions are immense, there are no words to describe them -- for me, for us, for all of Israel, which wants the hostages home and waits to see them all return," said Einav Zangauker, mother of 25-year-old hostage Matan Zangauker.
"We finally feel hope, but we cannot and will not stop now," added Zairo Shachar Mohr Munder.
(Reuters) -Iran described on Saturday the possibility, suggested by U.S. President Donald Trump, that it could normalise relations with Israel as "wishful thinking."
Late last month, Trump said: "Who knows, maybe even Iran can get in there," referring to the Abraham Accords — a peace agreement signed during Trump's first term under which Israel normalised diplomatic relations with four Muslim-majority nations.
"Iran will never recognize an occupied regime that has committed genocide and killed children," Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian state television.
Hamas stands ready to fight if war resumes in Gaza and rejects proposals to leave the territory under US President Donald Trump's peace plan, a senior official told AFP on Saturday.
Political bureau member Hossam Badran also predicted difficult negotiations ahead, suggesting the key question of disarmament could be a sticking point for the Palestinian militant group.
Several hundred people demonstrated and expressed support for the Palestinian cause in Oslo on Saturday as Israel faced Norway in a football World Cup qualifier, AFP journalists reported.
Activists briefly unfurled a giant Palestinian flag and a large banner reading "Let Children Live" inside the Ullevaal Stadium, where only several dozen Israeli fans could be seen waving their country's flag and a banner reading "Let the Ball Talk!".
A pro-Palestinian activist was forcibly removed from the stands.
Pro-Palestinian protesters marched in several cities in Europe on Saturday, voicing cautious hope with a dose of scepticism as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its second day.
In the latest weekend of such protests, demonstrators shouted "Free Palestine" and brandished Palestinian flags, with tens of thousands marching in London, some 5,500 turning out in Berlin and 500 gathering in Vienna.
