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World leaders sign Gaza ceasefire deal at Egypt summit

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US President Donald Trump shows a signed document during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. Trump landed in Egypt on October 13 for a summit on Gaza, following a lightning visit to Israel after a ceasefire he brokered entered into force. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US President Donald Trump shows a signed document during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on 13 October 2025. Photo: SAUL LOEB

World leaders have signed the first part of a peace agreement; hostages and prisoners are being returned to Israel and Palestine in scenes of joy and relief for both sides of the 2-year Gaza war. 

US President Trump has been in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, for a summit with 20 other world leaders in the past few hours, where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed the first phase of the peace agreement.  Kathryn speaks with Kamal Tabikha in Sharm el Sheikh. He is with The National News - an Abu Dhabi based newspaper.