The war in Gaza has officially ended. In a landmark diplomatic achievement, the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed a formal declaration on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, establishing themselves as the official guarantors of a comprehensive peace deal aimed at ending the devastating two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas. The signing, a centerpiece of a major international summit, took place just hours after Hamas freed the last 20 living Israeli hostages.
The historic document was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The ceremony was the culmination of a week of intense, whirlwind diplomacy that successfully pulled the region back from the brink of a wider war.
“The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things,” President Trump stated just before signing, adding confidently, “it’s going to hold up.”
The agreement codifies the terms of the U.S.-brokered peace plan and establishes the four signatory nations as the arbiters and enforcers of its implementation. This follows the successful first phase of the deal, which saw the release of 20 Israeli hostages on Monday in exchange for a halt to the fighting, a partial Israeli withdrawal, and the future release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners.
Earlier in the day, President Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset, hailing the return of the hostages as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” and an end to the “long and painful nightmare” of the Gaza war.
The summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, co-chaired by the U.S. and Egypt, brought together a host of world leaders, including Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II, to witness the signing and pledge support for the next, more difficult phases of the peace process. These will include the reconstruction of Gaza, the establishment of a new Palestinian technocratic government for the strip, and the deployment of an international stabilization force.
While the day was marked by celebration and a profound sense of relief, the most contentious issue—the disarmament of Hamas—remains unresolved. However, with the four major regional and global powers now formally invested as guarantors, a powerful new mechanism is in place to navigate the challenges ahead and ensure that the ceasefire transforms into a durable and lasting peace.
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