Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks on during a meeting with the visiting US Secretary of State at the presidential palace in Cairo on September 18, 2024. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived back in the region at dawn on September 18 to try to revive stalled ceasefire talks for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. After months of mediated negotiations failed to pin down a ceasefire, Washington said it was still working with mediators Qatar and Egypt to finalise an agreement. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)