Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry called on the U.S. to leverage its influence over Israel to prevent further bloodshed in Gaza.
Speaking to CNBC's Dan Murphy on Sunday at a World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he said "only the United States has the overall ability to influence conditions, and to motivate all sides concerned to find the point of convergence, and to be able to break the cycle of violence."
His words echoed other Arab leaders at the WEF meeting who believe that ending the war in Gaza falls on the United States.
Shoukry pushed Washington to "leverage their ability to provide incentives, but also to indicate consequences for the lack of achievement or the lack of progress in the cessation of hostilities."
Hamas is reportedly reviewing Israel's latest Gaza cease-fire proposal and a delegation from the group is scheduled to visit Cairo on Monday for talks, according to a Hamas official who spoke to Reuters.
Persons:
Sameh Shoukry, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Shoukry
Organizations:
Egypt's, Reuters
Locations:
Israel, Gaza, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, United States, Washington, Cairo