Egypt's President Sisi criticises international community's response

Commenting on the sidelines of the summit in Cairo on Saturday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi criticsed the "shortcoming in the values of the international community in addressing crises".

"While we see one place officials rushing and competing to promptly condemn the killing of innocent people, we find incomprehensible hesitation in denouncing the same act in another place," Sisi said in reference to fierce Western condemnation of Hamas' attack on Israel and a weaker reaction to Palestinian suffering.

Dubbed the "Cairo Summit for Peace", representatives from countries including Jordan, France, Germany, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, the United States, Qatar and South Africa are attending the one-day meeting on Saturday, together with United Nations and European Union officials.