Overview

• Leaders signed the declaration in Sharm el-Sheikh, and the White House released the full text outlining support for implementing the peace deal.
• A ceasefire is in its fifth day after a first-phase exchange in which Hamas freed all living Israeli hostages in return for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
• The document commits the guarantors to pursue peace, security and opportunity for Israelis and Palestinians, yet reporting describes it as a statement of intent rather than a detailed roadmap, and it makes no reference to a one- or two-state solution.
• Major issues remain unsettled, including Hamas disarmament and the extent and sequencing of Israeli withdrawals, with operational mechanisms still undefined.
• Tensions persist in Israel over the return of only four of 28 sets of deceased hostages’ remains, as Trump declared a major breakthrough and Egypt’s el-Sisi framed the deal as opening a path toward a two-state solution.