Just over two years after Hamas’ 7 October 2023 brutal incursion triggered Israel into launching a devastating war against the group in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s long-trailed “Peace in the Middle East” initiative was formally signed on 13 October in Sharm El Sheikh. The agreement—described as a 20-point plan—marks the most ambitious US-led peace effort in decades, promising a permanent ceasefire and an eventual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted the summit, joined by key regional figures including Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Jordan’s King Abdullah II. European attendance was equally high-profile, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni among the 20 world leaders present. (CONTINUED - 955 WORDS)
