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**Trump Unveils Gaza Plan at UNGA Amidst Growing International Pressure on Israel**
NEW YORK – On the sidelines of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) dominated by discussions on the ongoing conflict in Gaza, U.S. President Donald Trump convened a meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders to present a plan aimed at ending the war.
Trump, hailing the attending nations as “the group that could do it,” met with representatives from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and the United Arab Emirates. While details of the plan remain sparse, sources indicate Trump is seeking agreement from these nations to deploy military forces to Gaza following an Israeli withdrawal, as well as secure funding for reconstruction efforts.
The Emirati state news agency WAM confirmed the meeting focused on achieving a permanent ceasefire, releasing captives, and addressing the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Notably, Israel was not involved in the initial discussions, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly been briefed on the plan. The proposal is believed to involve some future role for the Palestinian Authority, a notion Israel has previously rejected. The plan reportedly excludes any role for Hamas, with the U.S. and Israel maintaining their demand for the group’s disarmament and elimination.
The meeting occurred against a backdrop of increasing international condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza, with a growing number of countries recognizing Palestinian statehood. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized that Palestinian statehood “is a right, not a reward.”
While much of the world criticizes Israel, Trump has condemned other countries’ endorsement of Palestinian statehood, offering little indication that he might apply pressure on Tel Aviv to stop the war.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani urged Trump to use his leadership to end the war, describing the situation in Gaza as “very bad,” before the beginning of the meeting. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared Indonesia’s readiness to provide peacekeeping forces in Gaza at a UN conference.
Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays noted the significant influence the United States wields in the conflict, stating, “Israel has one supporter in the UN Security Council, one supporter providing the money, one supporter providing the weapons. And that supporter is the United States…the key man, the one man that can change things, is Donald Trump.”
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