Gaza peace deal signed in presence of world leaders

After long negotiations, US President Donald Trump finally signed the Gaza peace agreement in the presence of top world leaders.

At that time, the document was jointly signed with him by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, and several other world leaders.

The historic agreement was signed at a peace conference in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday (October 13). Qatar-based media outlet **Al-Jazeera** confirmed the signing of the agreement live.

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The summit, attended by about 35 world leaders, was aimed at ending the more than two-year-long Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and paving the way for lasting peace in the Middle East.

After signing the agreement, President Trump said, "Today we didn't just end a war - we wrote a new history for the Middle East. This is a peace agreement that will bring a new dawn to the region."

In response to reporters' questions about the durability of the agreement, he firmly said, "This agreement will survive—permanent peace will be its outcome."

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