The United States is encouraging a meeting between the leaders of Israel and Egypt, but Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is making the summit contingent on Israel's withdrawal from key corridors in Gaza. These areas, the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egyptian border and the Netzarim Corridor inside Gaza, remain points of contention, as Israel opposes leaving them. The two leaders, Benjamin Netanyahu and el-Sissi, have not communicated directly since the conflict in Gaza began. Previously, el-Sissi declined to invite Netanyahu to a peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, highlighting ongoing diplomatic tensions.