Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met leaders from Europe and the Middle East and held talks on Monday (October 13) ahead of a summit aimed at building conditions for a lasting peace in Gaza.

Earlier on Monday, Hamas released the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages under a ceasefire deal brokered with U.S. President Donald Trump, who hailed it as “a new beginning”. The accord includes reciprocal releases of Palestinian detainees and is tied to Trump’s 20-point plan for peace.

Over 20 world leaders will weigh next steps toward ending a war that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (ITALIAN PRIME MINISTRY HANDOUT - Access all)

1. ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI SPEAKING TO TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGAN / FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER LISTENING

2. WHITE FLASH

3. ERDOGAN AND MELONI SPEAKING

4. WHITE FLASH

5. QATAR'S EMIR SHEIKH TAMIM BIN HAMAD AL-THANI ARRIVING AND SHAKING HANDS WITH MELONI, ERDOGAN, MACRON AND STARMER

6. VARIOUS OF MELONI SPEAKING TO AL-THANI

7. LEADERS MEETING

8. COUNTRY FLAGS IN HALL

9. VARIOUS OF MELONI WALKING

10. VARIOUS OF MELONI MEETING EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT, ABDEL FATTAH AL-SISI