Leaders and officials from more than two dozen countries descended on the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to sign a ceasefire deal marking the "end" of Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi basked in their success at bringing Israel and Hamas to a deal, as leaders lined up to take photos with US President Donald Trump in front of a sign that read "Peace 2025."
Among those gathered for the summit were Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who less than a month ago was blocked by the White House from attending the UN General Assembly in New York, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto amongst others.
In a bizarre twist, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was also invited along with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
However, noticeably absent were representatives from Hamas and Israel. The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were also missing, with the Gulf states instead choosing to send lower-level officials.
