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Egypt urges full implementation of Gaza peace plan on Sharm El-sheikh summit anniversary
<p style="text-align: justify;">Egypt reaffirmed on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, its support for US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, calling for its full implementation and a credible political process leading to an independent Palestinian state. In a statement marking one year since the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, the foreign ministry stressed the importance of building on the momentum generated by the gathering, hosted by Egypt with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Trump, and other world leaders participating.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The ministry described the summit as an important milestone in international efforts to end the war in Gaza and lay the foundations for security, stability, and peace in the Middle East.Egypt renewed its “full support” for Trump’s comprehensive peace plan and pledged continued close coordination with the United States and regional and international partners to fulfil all its provisions.These include consolidating the ceasefire, ensuring sustained humanitarian access, completing the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, advancing the second phase and beginning early recovery and reconstruction.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The ministry stressed the need to seize the “historic opportunity” provided by Trump’s plan to launch a serious and credible political process addressing the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.Such a process should prevent renewed cycles of violence and escalation and deliver a just, comprehensive and lasting regional peace based on the two-state solution, it said.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Egypt reiterated its call for an independent Palestinian state along the 4 June 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital, fulfilling the Palestinian people’s legitimate aspirations for self-determination and ensuring security and stability for all peoples of the region.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The anniversary statement follows renewed Egyptian calls to accelerate recovery and reconstruction and remove obstacles to humanitarian assistance.In July, Hamas and other Palestinian factions accepted a roadmap for implementing the agreement’s second phase, according to an Egyptian source close to the negotiations.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">However, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on 24 September that Egypt had seen no positive position from Israel on advancing that phase.Egypt has also been facilitating consultations among Palestinian factions to prepare for comprehensive national dialogue.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Fatah’s Central Committee said on 9 October that recent direct discussions had involved Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, reaffirming its commitment to dialogue under Egyptian auspices aimed at achieving national unity and a shared political vision.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Ahram Online</strong></p>
