Overview

• The Sharm el-Sheikh gathering is positioned to formally mark a Gaza ceasefire and to lock in steps agreed under a US-backed framework.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia expects summit agreements to be carried out, calling for an immediate ceasefire and adherence to the planned Israeli troop pullback.
• Lavrov added that Russia would help if invited and said full implementation should be followed by concrete actions toward a Palestinian state based on UN Security Council decisions.
• President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas signed a first-stage plan providing for the release of all hostages and an Israeli withdrawal to a pre-agreed line, and the Israeli government said it approved a deal to free all hostages.
• Reports point to broad attendance by regional and Western officials, though some Hamas and Israeli negotiators declined to take part, and Lavrov noted warnings from both sides that the crisis could flare again.