NEW DELHI: India will be represented by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh at the Sharm el-Sheikh Gaza peace summit on Monday, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a last-minute invitation from US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The summit, to be jointly chaired by Trump and Sisi, follows the ceasefire brokered last Friday between Israel and Hamas.

The gathering, in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city, is expected to host leaders from over 20 countries, aiming “to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability,” the Egyptian presidency said.

Leaders including UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UK Prime Minister Keir

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