A police vehicle in front of a sign depicting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, 2025. Amr Nabil/AP
U.S. President Donald Trump attended a peace summit on Oct. 13 in Egypt, where he, alongside the leaders of Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar, signed a declaration to end the war in the Gaza Strip, marking a major milestone in regional peace efforts and signaling what he called a “new beginning” in the Middle East.
Trump was flanked by the leaders of countries that played the key mediating role in the initial phase of the peace deal.
