The conference has been billed as aimed at ending the war in Gaza. The president of the Palestinian Authority was expected to attend, but Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he would not.

Delegations from Israel and Hamas began indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to the war in Gaza.

The talks, which went on for several hours, unfolded amid questions about President Trump's proposal last week, including the disarmament of the militant group.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino was among those in attendance as US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a declaration for bringing peace to Gaza at a summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el- Sheikh.

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Israel and Hamas have started the first round of indirect talks in Egypt to discuss releasing remaining hostages and work to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and the West Bank.

US President Donald Trump praised Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for his key role in mediating with Hamas, as both leaders opened the Gaza peace summit attended by over two dozen world leaders in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Three members of Qatar’s Amiri Diwan were killed and two injured in a car accident near Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of the Gaza peace summit.