Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will skip the Sharm el-Sheikh peace conference hosted by President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza's future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi has called on US President Donald Trump to reinforce the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas and ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

In a pivotal biblical story — retold each Rosh Hashana, marking the Jewish new year — God orders Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham agrees, binds Isaac to an altar and is stopped before killing his son by an angel who says Abraham has passed a test of faith.

World leaders are gathering in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to mark the beginning of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

In touting his Gaza ceasefire win, the president projected optimism for a wider peace while sidestepping the many obstacles that remain.

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.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Egypt to attend the signing ceremony of the peace plan for Gaza on Monday.

President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset on Monday following the release of all living hostages from Hamas custody in Gaza.

Amid a historic peace deal in Gaza, the Trump White House is also exerting pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Tel Aviv, Israel, on the latest developments in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump is on his way to Israel, where he will address members of Parliament before he joins a Middle East peace summit in Egypt.