Britain's Sunak to visit Egypt for Israel, Gaza talks

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to Egypt on October 20, part of a trip to the Middle East where he wants to press his message that there should be no escalation of violence in the region after the Hamas attack on Gaza, Report informs referring to Reuters.

Sunak was the latest Western leader to visit Jerusalem on October 19 to show support for Israel and to try to negotiate a way to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas and ease the provision of humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.

In the talks in Egypt, Sunak will stress "the imperative of avoiding regional escalation and preventing the further unnecessary loss of civilian life", his office said.