(Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend Monday's summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part, a prospect that could have been awkward for some confirmed guests.

The Turkish government says Ankara played a decisive role in preventing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from attending Monday's summit in Egypt. "On the initiative of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,

Netanyahu’s office said that he will not attend a summit in Egypt later today on the Israel-Hamas war due to a Jewish holiday.

Sissi has avoided speaking to Netanyahu throughout the war, and did not initially invite the prime minister to today’s summit. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will also be among the 30 world leaders at the summit, along with the leaders of Qatar and Indonesia.

Security forces succeed in shooting down only about half the weapons-smuggling drones infiltrating the Egypt-Israel border, sources say.

A senior official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made it clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presence at a high-level summit in Egypt.

After reports that he would fly to Sharm El-Sheikh to participate in the peace summit with world leaders there today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says that he will not be making the trip because of the Shemini Atzeret-Simchat Torah holiday that begins tonight.

President Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his bribery charges in a stunning off-script moment during his triumphant speech to the Knesset on Monday.