Overview

• President Donald Trump co-hosted the summit with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and signed the initial Israel–Hamas ceasefire document.
• Video showed Trump and Emmanuel Macron locked in a tense handshake lasting roughly 26 to 30 seconds during a photo op.
• A professional lip reader, Nicola Hickling, published an interpretation of their exchange that remains unverified and based only on visual footage.
• A separate clip showed an awkward handshake sequence between Trump and el-Sisi that drew wide reaction on social media.
• Around 20 world leaders attended, but Israeli officials and Hamas representatives were not present at the meeting itself.