the mediators signed the deal after Israel and Hamas had already approved it in earlier talks in Sharm El-Sheikh, which focused on implementing the first phase of President Trump’s peace plan.
US President Donald Trump once again expressed his gratitude to Egypt and President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, saying, “Thank you for your efforts to bring peace to the region. I want to thank the Arab Republic of Egypt.”
Trump added, “I thank the Egyptian president, who leads a nation with a 6,000-year-old civilization — President El-Sisi is a great leader.”
Ahead of the signing, the US President said the leaders will sign a comprehensive document outlining the rules and regulations for implementing the Gaza agreement.
He called the Gaza agreement the largest and most important for the Middle East.
Trump noted that he had pledged to end the war in Gaza before taking office, stressing that the US doesn’t want a large-scale war to break out in the Middle East or anywhere else. The summit hailed President Trump’s leadership in advancing the peace process through his settlement plan, as well as the pivotal mediation efforts by Qatar and Turkey, it read.
It added that participating leaders also praised Egypt’s decisive role, under President El-Sisi’s leadership, in spearheading humanitarian coordination since the outset of the conflict and hosting the summit in Sharm El-Sheikh.- Participants emphasized the importance of initiating consultations on the next phases of President Trump’s peace plan — starting with governance and security arrangements, followed by Gaza reconstruction and the political path toward a lasting settlement-Egypt, which planted the first seeds of peace in the region nearly half a century ago, reiterated its determination to preserve the new horizon born in the City of Peace, Sharm El-Sheikh,” the statement readHe reaffirmed Egypt’s unwavering support for their legitimate, inalienable rights — including the right to self-determination and to live in peace and security within an independent state on their land in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under their legitimate leadership and along the 4 June 1967 borders, in accordance with international law and UN resolutions-he summit was attended by leaders and representatives of Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, France, Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, Armenia, Hungary, Pakistan, Canada, Norway, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the Netherlands, Paraguay, and India, as well as the UN Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the President of the European Council, the President of FIFA, and the former UK Prime Minister
