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World Leaders Come Together for the Future of Gaza
The summit will be led by the Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Donald Trump, the president of the United States. According to officials, one significant product of the meeting is expected to be a signed document, which brings the war in the Gaza Strip to an official conclusion. Two weeks ago, President Trump introduced a process to bring the two-year-long conflict occurring in the Mediterranean coastal region to an end.
Last week, during matters discussed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of the peace process. An aspect of that phase will include the release of surviving Israeli hostages and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Monday morning.
More than twenty other world leaders are expected to be participating, including Emmanuel Macron, France's president, Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, with other Arab nations in attendance in discussions shortly after in the Red Sea resort town.
The Netherlands' Role and Continued Challenges to Peace
During the Prime Minister's time there, he is also expected to have bilateral meetings with other world leaders. In addition, the Netherlands will be co-sponsoring a conference in Egypt on the reconstruction of Gaza as an event following the summit in the coming weeks.
But, at this point, the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on substantial elements of a peace plan, including disarming Hamas. The dispute began two years ago when Hamas launched an attack against Israel, which killed 1,137 people. In response to the attacks, Israel destroyed homes and bombed extensively, while prohibiting the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
As of October 10, death counts in Gaza total 67,211 people, including 20,179 children. Reports indicate that around 460 people are starving, including approximately 154 children and infants.
