CAIRO, Egypt - Leaders in Qatar and Kuwait received invitations Monday for a summit in Cairo to be held on Saturday to "discuss developments and the future of the Palestinian cause and the peace process."
State media in both countries announced the invitations a day after Cairo announced its intention to host "a regional and international summit on the future of the Palestinian cause", during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
The Gulf Cooperation Council also announced Monday it would hold an extraordinary meeting of its foreign ministers Tuesday, "to discuss developments of the situation in the Gaza Strip".
Ten days into the violent war that erupted between Hamas and Israel, diplomatic efforts have yielded little success, as regional and world leaders try to secure humanitarian aid and prevent any regional spillover.
Air strikes have killed at least 2,750 people in the Gaza Strip in a relentless aerial campaign launched by Israel in retaliation for a Hamas attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 people. Mostly civilians died on both sides.
Egypt -- historically a key mediator between Hamas and Israel -- has been pushing diplomatic efforts, urging "restraint" and a return to the political process.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Monday in Cairo that Paris "welcomes Egypt's initiative" for the summit.
She said it would "show that there is a political horizon that can take into account Israel's right to security and the Palestinians' right to a state."
Blinken -- who on Monday returned to Israel after a tour of the region -- had said Sunday that "these kinds of initiatives are good ideas"