In his opening address to the 34th Arab League Summit, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi made an urgent appeal to former U.S. President Donald Trump to mediate an immediate Gaza ceasefire and sponsor subsequent peace talks, while delivering a stark warning about unprecedented threats facing the Arab world.

Key Proposals on Palestine:

• Trump's Mediation: Called for U.S. leadership mirroring its 1970s Egypt-Israel peacemaking role

• Gaza Catastrophe: Cited "systematic crimes" leaving 50,000 dead, 2 million displaced, with Israel using "starvation as a weapon"

• Three-Pronged Plan:

  1. Ceasefire: Build on Trump's January 2025 truce agreement (since collapsed)

  2. Reconstruction: Announcement of upcoming international Gaza recovery conference

  3. Political Solution: Rejection of forced displacement, insistence on two-state solution

Regional Crisis Assessment:

Sudan

• Warned of fragmentation risks, demanded ceasefire and humanitarian access

• Rejected parallel governments undermining legitimacy

Syria

• Urged leveraging U.S. sanctions relief for inclusive transition

• Demanded Israeli withdrawal from Golan Heights

Lebanon

• Insisted on full implementation of UNSCR 1701, Israeli withdrawal from south

Libya

• Pushed for synchronized elections, expulsion of foreign militias

Yemen/Red Sea

• Called for shipping lane normalization, comprehensive settlement

Historic Context:

• Compared current Gaza destruction to 1970s peace process challenges

• Highlighted Egypt-Qatar-U.S. coordination on hostage deals (noting recent Eitan Alexander case)

• Referenced March 2024 Cairo Summit resolutions against Palestinian displacement

"Our region faces existential tests requiring unified Arab action," El-Sisi declared, "From Gaza to Khartoum, we must choose between collective security or perpetual conflict."