Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US President Donald Trump, left, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas pose for a photo in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett, Pool Photo via AP)
US President Donald Trump individually greets roughly 35 foreign leaders who have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for a conference on Gaza.
Trump is standing above large letters that read, “Peace 2025.” One by one, each leader approaches him, shakes his hand, exchanges a few brief remarks while posing for a photo before whisked out of the room.
They are then gathered all together for a final group photo.
President Donald Trump and other world leaders pose for a photo during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
The leaders include Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in what is his first meeting and conversation with Trump since the latter’s return to the Oval Office.
Noticeably absent is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who backed out at the last minute, citing the Simhat Torah holiday, which begins tonight.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly threatened to boycott along with other Muslim leaders had Netanyahu joined.
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