President Trump and the leaders of Turkey, Qatar and Egypt signed a peace declaration at the summit in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday that set out a lofty vision for peace and security in the Middle East but lacked concrete steps to achieving it.

As Israel and Hamas implement the first phase of a Gaza peace plan, questions remain unanswered over what comes next.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside leaders from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, signed the ‘The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity’ in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday.

Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.

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President Donald Trump is hailing the ceasefire deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas as the end of the war in Gaza and start of rebuilding the devastated territory

"The summit aims to end the genocidal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, boost efforts toward lasting peace, and usher in a new era of regional security," according to Egyptian media. The Arab and Muslim world is optimistic about the Sharm El- Sheikh summit which is taking place in Egypt.

Abdel Fattah el-Sissi also reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying the Palestinians have the right to an independent state alongside Israel.