US President Donald Trump declared "peace in the Middle East" during his speech to a gathering of world leaders in Egypt to inaugurate his plan to end the war in Gaza.

The world leaders took part in a signing ceremony for the Gaza ceasefire deal during the summit in Sharm El-Sheikh.

“This is the day that people across the region and around the world have been working, striving, hoping and prayed for,” Trump said, according to a Wam news agency report.  “They have done things over the last month that I think were really unthinkable. Nobody thought this could happen. With the historic agreement we've just signed, those prayers of millions have finally been answered.”

"A new and beautiful day is rising," he said. “And now, the rebuilding begins.”

“The momentous breakthrough that we’re here to celebrate tonight is more than the end of the war in Gaza. It’s, with God’s help, it will be the new beginning for an entire beautiful Middle East,” Trump said. “From this moment forward, we can build a region that’s strong and stable and prosperous and united in rejecting the path of terror once and for all.”

"The war in Gaza is over,” Trump said. “Humanitarian aid is now pouring in, including hundreds of truckloads of food, medical equipment, and other supplies.’’

He also thanked regional partners for their support. Trump expressed his gratitude to the Arab and Islamic countries that supported the agreement and extended his deep thanks to the Arab and Islamic countries that contributed to this breakthrough, most notably the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Türkiye, and Qatar. He said, "I thank President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting us with such generosity and warmth, and for the leadership role his country played in achieving this peace."

"We will continue to address the root causes of instability in the Middle East, particularly the lack of a settlement to the Palestinian issue, leading to achieving comprehensive and just peace. The Palestinian people have suffered like no other throughout modern history, yet remained resilient managed to persevere in the face of immense challenges," said the Egyptian Presidency in a statement following the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit.

"Egypt will remain a source of support for them and continue to back their resilience and their legitimate, inalienable rights, including the right to self-determination, and their right to live in safety and peace, like all other peoples of the world, in an independent state living side-by-side with Israel, on their land in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, under their legitimate leadership and along the June 4, 1967 borders, in accordance with international law and relevant resolutions of international legitimacy," the statement affirmed.

The summit witnessed the signing ceremony of a joint document by the mediating countries’ leaders in support of the agreement. There was also a strong emphasis on the need to commence consultations on the means and mechanisms to implement the upcoming phases of President Trump's settlement plan, starting with issues related to governance and providing security, the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and culminating in the political track for settlement.

The summit addressed the importance of cooperation among the international community to provide all means for following up on the implementation of the agreement's terms and ensuring its continuity. This includes a comprehensive cessation of the war in Gaza, the completion of the exchange of hostages and captives, the Israeli withdrawal, and the delivery of humanitarian and relief aid into the Gaza Strip.