Presidential spokesman Muḥammad al-Shanāwī announced that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sīsī received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron to follow up on the outcomes of the virtual summit convened by Macron on September 15. The two leaders discussed regional developments, with a focus on the Israeli war on Gaza and the aggression against Qatar. President al-Sīsī expressed his appreciation to President Macron for initiating the summit.