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Donald Trump’s last-minute bid to bring Benjamin Netanyahu to a hastily convened Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh unraveled mid-flight after Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned he would not land if the invitation stood. Netanyahu, whose attendance Trump had secured in a call with Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, later declined, citing the holiday, amid threats of resignation from extreme-right coalition partners. With ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu and more than 20 leaders due, the row underscored fragile diplomacy; images with Erdoğan risked domestic backlash and complicating Ankara’s proposed Gaza security role.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.