The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Arab Republic of Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on February 27 in Cairo.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry added in a statement that Cairo is hosting an emergency Arab summit after coordination with the Kingdom of Bahrain, the current president of the Arab Summit, and the General Secretariat of the Arab League.

She added that the decision came after consultation and coordination by Egypt at the highest levels with sister Arab countries during the last few days, including the State of Palestine, which requested holding the summit, to address the new and dangerous developments in the Palestinian issue.