US President Donald Trump met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during the Gaza peace summit in Egypt on Monday, their first meeting in eight years. The two leaders exchanged a brief handshake and spoke for a few seconds before Trump gave a thumbs-up to the cameras at the summit held in Sharm El-Sheikh. Abbas previously visited the US president at the White House during his first term in 2017. However, last month the US had denied visa to Abbas and other Palestinian officials to attend the UN General Assembly. Following this Abbas had address the UNGA via video. President Donald Trump greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas 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) French President Emmanuel Macron was seen accompanying Abbas to the stage where the meeting took place. The BBC reported that the encounter came during discussions focused on efforts to end the conflict in Gaza. Earlier, Trump had also met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the summit.
