(Left) One of the Palestinian prisoners, released in a prison-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, is embraced by a female relative upon arrival by bus at Ramallah Cultural Centre in Ramallah, occupied West Bank, on Monday, coming from Ofer military prison in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territories. (Right) Family members meet Israeli hostage Alon Ohel, one of the former captives in Gaza since the October 7, 2023, attacks by Palestinian militants, after being handed over in the prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal in Israel. — AFP The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a declaration on Monday as the guarantors of a Gaza deal aimed at ending two years of war.
"The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things," Trump said before signing, repeating twice that "it's going to hold up", report agencies.
Earlier, Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages under a ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza.
Some of the nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed by Israel as part of the accord, ahead of a summit in Egypt to cement the ceasefire, began arriving in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, some hoisted on the shoulders of delighted relatives. The Israeli military said it had received all hostages confirmed to be alive after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross, prompting cheering, hugging and weeping among thousands waiting at "Hostage Square" in Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump landed in Egypt aboard Air Force One on Monday to co-chair a summit on Gaza.
The leader arrived in the resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh where over two dozen heads of state, government and international organisations are expecting him, following a lightning visit to Israel.
The US and Egyptian presidents were scheduled to chair a gathering of over 20 world leaders dubbed "Summit for Peace" on Monday to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal.
Israel and Hamas have no direct contacts and were not expected to attend Monday's summit. The Israeli prime minister's office said Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to the venue because of a Jewish holiday.
Israel has rejected any role in Gaza for the internationally backed Palestinian Authority, whose leader, Mahmoud Abbas, is attending the summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani are attending. Turkey, which hosted Hamas political leaders for years, played a key role in bringing about the ceasefire agreement.
King Abdullah of Jordan is among the expected attendees. His country, alongside Egypt, will train the new Palestinian security force.
Germany, one of Israel's strongest international backers and top suppliers of military equipment, plans to be represented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Britain's Prime Minister is Keir Starmer is among the leaders attending.
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
