A plane flies over Sharm al-Sheikh airport on the eve of an international summit on Gaza, held as part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, on Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun offered his condolences to the State of Qatar following the death of three of its diplomats on Sunday in a car accident near the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, where a crucial summit on Gaza is scheduled to take place on Monday.
“President Aoun expressed his sorrow over this tragic incident and wished a speedy recovery to the injured who were also involved in the accident,” the statement said.
In another post on the Grand Serail’s X account, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, to express his condolences to him, the families of the victims, and the Qatari people following the tragic car accident that claimed the lives of Qatari diplomats as they were traveling to the Sharm al-Sheikh summit.
The deaths of the three diplomats were announced Sunday by Qatar, a key mediator in the war between Israel and Hamas. The Qatari embassy in Cairo expressed “its deep sadness and sorrow following the death of three members of its administration in a tragic road accident in Sharm al-Sheikh while on official duty.”
They will be flown to Doha on Sunday aboard a Qatari aircraft, along with the two injured currently receiving treatment in Sharm al-Sheikh, the embassy said.
According to Al-Qahera News, which is linked to Egyptian security services, the accident was caused by a loss of control while driving.
Talks have been held in recent days in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh to end the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Starting Monday, the city will host a peace summit organized by Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, attended by leaders from more than twenty countries, including France and the United Kingdom.
