President Donald Trump joined greater than 20 world leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday for talks on Gaza’s future with the primary part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement underway.
Amongst these gathered for the summit had been Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former prime minister Tony Blair, in addition to officers from Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
The group posed for a household image in entrance an indication that learn “Peace 2025” earlier than a signing ceremony associated to the ceasefire settlement.
Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, with world leaders seated behind them, formally signed the doc that Trump mentioned would “spell out plenty of guidelines and laws and many different issues.”
“This took 3,000 years to get so far. Are you able to consider it? And it may maintain up too. It’ll maintain up,” Trump mentioned in the midst of signing the doc. The precise content material of the doc was not clear and the White Home has not but been made publicly out there.
President Donald Trump poses with the signed settlement at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza conflict, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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President Donald Trump attends through the signature ceremony on the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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Trump additionally delivered remarks through which touted the breakthrough as a turning level for the area.
“That is the day that folks throughout this area and all over the world have been working, striving, hoping, and praying for. They’ve accomplished issues during the last month that I feel had been actually unthinkable. No one thought this might occur. With the historic settlement we’ve got simply signed, these prayers of hundreds of thousands have lastly been answered,” Trump mentioned.
Noticeably absent from the signing ceremony and talks in Egypt, although, had been representatives of Hamas and Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace cited the Jewish vacation as the explanation for his absence, regardless of him having been instantly invited by President Trump.
World leaders together with U.S. President Donald Trump and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pose for a household picture, at a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza conflict, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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Simply hours earlier than, Trump and Netanyahu heaped reward on each other as Trump addressed Israel’s parliament. Trump hailed Netanyahu as “one of many best” wartime leaders and Netanyahu known as Trump Israel’s “best good friend” ever within the White Home.
On the Knesset, Trump additionally declared a “new daybreak within the Center East” and mentioned the conflict was Gaza over — regardless of challenges forward in making certain a long-lasting peace.
Hamas launched the remaining 20 residing Israeli hostages on Monday and Israel freed Palestinian prisoners as a part of the ceasefire settlement, with emotional scenes taking part in out in Tel Aviv and Gaza as families reunited.
However many questions stay about what comes next, together with to what extent President Trump will likely be personally concerned in shaping a post-war Gaza.
Trump mentioned the second part of his proposed peace plan is in progress, although did not present a lot element.
“Nicely, it began. I imply, it began so far as we’re involved,” Trump mentioned as he sat with el-Sisi upon his arrival in Sharm El-Sheikh. “Part two has began. And, you realize, the phases are all a bit bit blended in with one another. You’re gonna begin cleansing up. You have a look at Gaza it wants plenty of clean-up.”
In his speech later earlier than world leaders, Trump added: “Now, the rebuilding begins. The rebuilding is possibly going to be the simplest half. I feel we have accomplished plenty of the toughest half as a result of the remaining comes collectively. Everyone knows methods to rebuild, and we all know methods to construct higher than anyone on the planet.”
President Donald Trump speaks through the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit within the Egyptian Pink Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, October 13, 2025.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets President Donald Trump forward of a world leaders’ summit on ending the Gaza conflict, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.
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The U.S. president additionally appeared to set his sights subsequent on Iran, urging the nation to make use of this chance to work with the administration on a peace deal.
“We’re prepared when you find yourself and will probably be the perfect resolution that Iran has ever made, and it may occur,” Trump mentioned throughout his speech on the Knesset.
Trump reiterated that time as he took reporter questions alongside Egypt’s president.
“I feel Iran will come alongside. They have been battered and bruised. You understand, they want some assist. They’ve massive sanctions, as you realize, great sanctions. I might like to take the sanctions off after they’re prepared to speak,” Trump mentioned.
ABC Information’ Fritz Farrow contributed to this report.
