Monday's Gaza peace summit in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh, to be chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egpytian President Abdel Fattah el-SIssi, will involve 21 nations, as well as the EU, Arab League and UN, Egypt has said.

Among those expected to attend are German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Jordan's King Abdullah II, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Canada will also be represented by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

The gathering aims "to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East and usher in a new era of regional security and stability," the Egyptian president's office said.

On Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said a "document ending the war in the Gaza Strip" was expected to be signed during a gathering it described as "historic."

However, neither of the two sides involved in the current Gaza conflict -- Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas -- will be represented at the summit.