WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Egyptian official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will attend an international donors conference in Cairo next month to raise money to help rebuild Gaza after Israel's recent military operations against Palestinian militants there.

Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit told reporters on Thursday that Clinton had accepted his invitation to go to the March 2 meeting. The State Department has not yet announced the trip but says the United States will be represented at a high level.

The meeting will focus on reconstructing Gaza after Israel's 22-day offensive and on ways of sending aid into the area.