Overview
- The UAE foreign ministry praised President Donald Trump's role and thanked Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, urging all sides to honor the terms, exercise restraint and restart a political process toward a two-state solution.
- Qatar described the pact as the first phase that will lead to ending the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid into Gaza.
- Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and UN Secretary-General António Guterres publicly welcomed the announcement.
- UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said teams are fully mobilised to get trucks moving at scale to deliver relief into Gaza.
- Reports noted small celebrations in Israel and Gaza as hopes rose for expanded humanitarian access and progress toward a lasting settlement.