“Can you believe it? It took three thousand years to reach this point,” said U.S. President Donald Trump moments before signing a peace agreement plan for the Gaza Strip. Alongside Trump, the document was signed by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
This evening in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, a peace plan for the Gaza Strip authored by U.S. President Donald Trump was signed. Before arriving at the summit, Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset. Earlier, in accordance with the terms of the plan, Hamas had released all surviving Israeli hostages who had been abducted to the Gaza Strip two years ago.
“It took three thousand years to reach this point. Can you believe it? And it will hold. It will hold. We are about to sign a document that will include many principles, regulations, and other provisions. It will be very comprehensive,” said Donald Trump moments before signing the document, the full text of which has not yet been published. The U.S. President emphasized his vision of Gaza’s future as the “Riviera of the Middle East,” with numerous investments in reconstruction, the estimated cost exceeding 53 billion USD, with support from Egypt, the United States, Qatar, and Turkey.
“With God’s help, this will be a new beginning for the entire beautiful Middle East. We can build a region that is strong, stable, prosperous, and united in rejecting the path of terror once and for all,” emphasized the American president.
After he, el-Sisi, Erdoğan, and the Emir of Qatar signed the plan, Trump added that “the prayers of millions of people have finally been heard.”
“Together we have achieved what everyone thought was impossible. At last, we have peace in the Middle East,” he added.
In addition to the signatories, leaders from about 30 other countries attended the event in Sharm el-Sheikh, including the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of France, and the Chancellor of Germany.