OREANDA-NEWS  US President Donald Trump has signed a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip with the intermediary countries Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. This is reported by Reuters.

The document was signed during an international summit dedicated to the agreement. It takes place in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt.

Earlier, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decided to award the American leader the country's highest state award, the Order of the Nile. The Egyptian president decided to award Trump in recognition of "his outstanding contribution to supporting peace efforts and conflict resolution," in particular his key role "in ending the war in Gaza."