CAIRO – 14 October 2025: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump signed on Monday a comprehensive peace document in Sharm El-Sheikh, with the participation of leaders from 20 countries, marking a historic step toward ending the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
The agreement, known as the Sharm El-Sheikh Agreement to End the War in Gaza, which was declared on October 9, 2025 aims to halt the conflict, launch a framework for peace, and begin the process of regional reconstruction and political stabilization.
Sisi: It is A Historic Turning Point, A Legacy of Peace
Following the signing, both presidents delivered remarks. President El-Sisi hailed the agreement as: An achievement that heralds the birth of a genuine ray of hope, promising to close a painful chapter in human history, usher in a new era of peace and stability in the Middle East, and secure a better future for the peoples of the region who have long suffered from conflict.”
He reaffirmed Egypt’s full support and commitment to implementing the plan, emphasizing that it creates a political horizon necessary to achieve the Two-State Solution, which he described as: “The only viable path to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of both the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, to turn the page on conflict and live in security.”
President Sisi reflected on Egypt’s historic role in peace efforts, recalling President Anwar El-Sadat’s unprecedented 1977 visit to Jerusalem. “That pivotal moment inaugurated a new covenant—one that offered a chance at life for successive generations. It demonstrated that the security of peoples is not achieved by military might alone,” he said.
He continued: “Today, Egypt, alongside its Arab and Islamic partners, reaffirms that peace is our strategic choice. Decades of experience have shown that such a choice can only endure if grounded in justice and the equal rights of all peoples.”
President Sisi made a strong appeal for Palestinian statehood: “All peoples of the region have the right to sovereign nation-states. The Palestinian people are no exception. They possess the inalienable right to self-determination and a future free from war. They deserve to live in freedom, within their own independent state—side by side with Israel, in peace, security, and mutual recognition.”
Calling on Israel to seize this historic opportunity, President Sisi urged all parties to work together toward a future of justice and coexistence. He said: “Let us join forces to forge a just and lasting peace for all peoples of the region.”
He added: “Now is the time to build a Middle East free from all threats to its stability and progress. A region where all peoples enjoy peace, dignity, secure borders, and guaranteed rights, a region impermeable to terrorism and extremism, and entirely free of weapons of mass destruction.”
President Sisi concluded by underlining the importance of full implementation. He said: “Today’s agreement paves the way to that future. It is essential that we consolidate this progress, implement every phase of the plan, and ultimately realize the Two-State Solution. This is the only way to secure our shared vision of peaceful coexistence and regional integration for all nations of the Middle East.”
At the end of his speech, President Sisi announced Egypt’s decision to award Trump the “Order of the Nile.”
“This decoration represents the highest and most prestigious honor granted by the Egyptian state, reserved for Heads of State and individuals who have made exceptional contributions to humanity,” said President Sisi.
Trump: This is the biggest deal that never happened
In his speech, President Soland Trump praised President Sisi and thanked the participants, saying “I want to express my tremendous gratitude to the Arab and Muslim nations who helped make this incredible breakthrough possible.” He praised the Qatari and Turkish presidents for their efforts and friendship.
“We waited so many years for this moment, but this peace plan going to last,” said President Trump, added “This is the biggest deal that never happened.”
“This is the day that people across the region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping, and praying for,” said President Trump.
He added that the US and its partners have done things over the last month that he thought were really “unthinkable.” “Nobody thought this could happen with the historic agreement we've just signed, those prayers of millions have finally been answered. Together, we've achieved what everybody said was impossible. At long last, we have peace in the Middle East, and it's a very simple expression, peace in the Middle East, and we've heard it from many years, but nobody thought it could ever get there,” the US president added.
Trump continued: “After years of suffering and bloodshed, the war in Gaza is over. Humanitarian aid is now pouring in, including hundreds of truckloads of food, medical equipment, and other supplies, much of it paid for by people in this room [referring to the world leaders attending the summit].
“I deeply honored to receive from you, Egypt's highest state honour, the orderor of the Nile, the Nile is so beautiful, so magnificent, it's such a beautiful title, the Order of the Nile,” Trump said.
“We will rebuild a region that's strong and stable and prosperous and united in rejecting the path of terror. We want to get rid of the Tara and get onto other things,” he said, noting that this final sprint to this deal began less than three weeks ago on the sidelines of the United Nations in New York. “I met with many of the people in this room, and it all just started coming together. We listened and we exchanged ideas and we kept pushing forward until the job was done, and the first steps to peace are always the hardest,” he said.
Trump called other countries in the Middle East to join the Abraham Accord. “We have the four great nations that did it early on, and they stayed with it. Biden administration, which is the worst administration in the history of our country, and obviously, they did nothing on that and anything else.”
“ All the momentum now is toward a great, glorious, and lasting peace. Our commitment to fulfilling the 20-point plan we developed together will be the crucial foundation for achieving that bright future. It’s being worked on right now, as we speak, and we’re already in stages three and four,” he continued.
He announced that the US is going to have a lot of money coming into Gaza and a lot of rebuilding and building. “I'm pleased to announce that numerous countries of great wealth and power and dignity have come forward to me, just today and over the last week, to say they want to help in the reconstruction of Gaza, putting up whatever money is necessary,” he said.
He described today as a monumental day, saying “this is a monumental moment in the history of the world beyond the Middle East.”
“We're also agreed that Gaza's reconstruction requires that it be demilitarized, and that a new honest civilian police force must be allowed to create a safe condition for the people in Gaza.”
He declared: “I've read it, many times that World War III will begin in the Middle East. It's not gonna happen, that's not gonna happen. There won't be World War III, hopefully at all, but it's not gonna start in the Middle East.”
The summit was participated by heads of state and government from: Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Türkiye, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, France, Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, Armenia, Hungary, Pakistan, Canada, Norway, Iraq, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Japan, the Netherlands, Paraguay, and India. This is in addition to the participation of the UN Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, the president of the European Council, the President of FIFA, and the former prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Tue, Oct. 14, 2025
