Egyptian foreign minister says that only the U.S. has the capacity to end the cycle of violence in Gaza.

• Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's Foreign Minister, urged the U.S. to use its influence with Israel to stop additional violence in Gaza.
• Other Arab leaders at the WEF meeting, like him, believe that the United States is responsible for ending the war in Gaza.

Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's Foreign Minister, urged the U.S. to use its influence with Israel to stop additional violence in Gaza.

In an interview with CNBC's Dan Murphy at the World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he stated that only the United States possesses the capability to impact the situation and motivate all parties involved to reach a point of agreement, ultimately ending the cycle of violence.

Shoukry urged Washington to use their influence to end the war in Gaza by providing incentives and indicating consequences for the lack of progress.

A Hamas official informed Reuters that the group is reviewing Israel's latest Gaza cease-fire proposal and will hold talks in Cairo on Monday with a delegation from Israel.

A new proposal, led by Egypt, seeks to prevent a possible attack on Rafah, a southern Gaza city with a population of over a million people.

For weeks, Israel has been threatening to enter a city on Egypt's border, despite warnings from allies urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease the assault. Additionally, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to the United States to put an end to the attack on Rafah.

On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia while traveling from China to Jordan and Israel. During his trip, he will discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that ensures the release of hostages. Blinken will also emphasize that it is Hamas that is preventing the Palestinian people from achieving a ceasefire.

The Gaza Strip, with a population of approximately 2.3 million people, has had its food and water supplies cut off by Israel following the Hamas-led terror attacks on October 7, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 people in Israel and the capture of an additional 253 hostages. In response to these attacks, Israel conducted aerial bombardments and land invasions, resulting in the deaths of more than 34,000 people in Gaza, as reported by the Hamas-run health ministry there.