Arab leaders meeting at an annual summit in Baghdad say they’re trying to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip

PA's Abbas calls on Hamas to give up power, hand over weapons; Egypt's Sissi describes Israel's actions as 'systematic crimes' aimed at 'obliterating and annihilating' Gazans

BAGHDAD (AP) — Regional leaders were to meet in Baghdad on Saturday at the annual summit of the Arab League, with the war in Gaza expected to once again loom large. In March, at an emergency summit in Cairo, Arab leaders endorsed a proposed plan for reconstruction of the Gaza Strip without displacing its roughly 2 million residents.