SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The U.S. and Egyptian presidents are chairing a gathering of world leaders dubbed “the Summit for Peace” to assist ending the two-year battle in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal.

Israel and Hamas haven’t any direct contacts and aren’t anticipated to attend Monday’s summit. Israel has rejected any position in Gaza for the internationally backed Palestinian Authority, whose chief is coming.

Leaders from Turkey, Jordan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, the United Nations and European Union even have all mentioned they’ll attend.

The summit within the Egyptian Purple Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh comes on the identical day that Hamas is to launch its 20 remaining residing Israeli hostages and Israel is to free a whole lot of Palestinians from its prisons, essential steps after a ceasefire started on Friday.

However main questions stay unanswered over what occurs subsequent, elevating the chance of slide again into battle.

So why are the world leaders assembly?

The 2 sides got here beneath stress from the USA, Arab international locations and Turkey to agree on the ceasefire’s first part.

Israel and Hamas want worldwide and regional technical and monetary assist to get by means of many complicated points.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s workplace mentioned the summit goals to “finish the battle” in Gaza and “usher in a brand new web page of peace and regional stability” in step with U.S. President Donald Trump’s imaginative and prescient.

In March, Egypt proposed a postwar plan for Gaza that might permit its 2.3 million individuals to stay. On the time, that was a counterproposal to a Trump plan to depopulate the territory.

The 2 leaders co-chairing the worldwide summit alerts that they’re working collectively on a path ahead.

Immediately tackling the remaining points in depth is unlikely on the gathering, anticipated to final about two hours. El-Sissi and Trump are anticipated to difficulty a joint assertion after it ends.

Underneath the primary part, Israeli troops pulled again from some elements of Gaza, permitting a whole lot of 1000’s of Palestinians in Gaza to return dwelling from areas they have been pressured to evacuate. Assist teams are making ready to herald massive portions of help stored out of the territory for months.

The negotiations should sort out the problems of disarming Hamas, making a post-war authorities for Gaza and the extent of Israel’s withdrawal from the territory. Trump’s plan additionally stipulates that regional and worldwide companions will work to develop the core of a brand new Palestinian safety drive.

One other main difficulty is elevating funds for rebuilding Gaza. The World Financial institution, and Egypt’s postwar plan, estimate reconstruction and restoration wants in Gaza at $53 billion. Egypt plans to host a future reconstruction convention.

Israel and Hamas.

The 2 major events to the battle — staunch enemies who’ve little belief in one another and a lot of failed negotiations behind them — aren’t attending.

Negotiations in Doha and in earlier rounds have been oblique, with Egypt and Qatar as meditators.

Iran, a predominant backer of Hamas, shouldn’t be attending both.

Iran finds itself at considered one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian officers portrayed the ceasefire deal as a victory for Hamas however it underlined Iran’s waning affect within the area and revived issues over potential renewed battle with Israel because it nonetheless struggles to recuperate from the 12-day battle in June.

The convention is prone to see world leaders reward Trump’s push for the ceasefire. For his half, El-Sissi is nearly actually relieved that Egypt has warded off plans to depopulate the Gaza Strip.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is anticipated to attend. Turkey, which hosted Hamas political leaders for years, performed a key position in bringing concerning the ceasefire settlement. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are additionally anticipated.

King Abdullah of Jordan is among the many anticipated attendees. His nation, alongside Egypt, will prepare the brand new Palestinian safety drive.

Germany, considered one of Israel’s strongest worldwide backers and prime suppliers of army gear, plans to be represented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He has expressed concern over Israel’s conduct of the battle and its plan for a army takeover of Gaza. He plans on co-hosting the reconstruction of Gaza convention with Egypt.

Britain’s Prime Minister is Keir Starmer is among the many leaders who plans to attend. He has mentioned will pledge 20 million British kilos (27 million {dollars}) to assist present water and sanitation for Gaza and mentioned Britain will host a three-day convention to coordinate plans for Gaza’s reconstruction and restoration.

U.N. Secretary-Common António Guterres, European Union President António Costa and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have additionally mentioned they are going to be attending.

Sharm el-Sheikh, the Purple Sea resort on the tip of the Sinai Peninsula, has been host to many peace negotiations previously many years.

Sharm el-Sheikh was briefly occupied by Israel for a yr in 1956. After Israel withdrew, a United Nations peacekeeping drive was stationed there till 1967, when Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser ordered the peacekeepers to depart, a transfer that precipitated the Six-Day Conflict that yr.

Sharm el-Sheikh and the remainder of the Sinai Peninsula have been returned to Egypt in 1982, following a 1979 peace treaty with Israel.

The city — now recognized for a luxurious seaside resort, dive websites and desert excursions — additionally hosted many peace summits and rounds of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians beneath President Hosni Mubarak, ousted in 2011. Underneath El-Sissi, the town has additionally been hosted many worldwide conferences Monday’s is it’s first peace summit beneath him.