“We had a very good meeting concerning Gaza. It was a very successful meeting with all the big players, except for Israel. But that’s going to be next…” Trump was heard telling reporters after the meeting in New York.
#WATCH | New York, USA | While leaving the headquarters of the United Nations for the 80th session of the UNGA, US President Donald Trump says, “We had a very good meeting concerning Gaza. It was a very successful meeting with all the big players, except for Israel. But that’s… pic.twitter.com/gDNZqtjNpd
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The meeting was attended by various Arab and Muslim leaders including Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Indonesia were also present, according to news agency Reuters.
Washington had reportedly planned to propose a framework for peace, post-war governance, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, with the potential of deploying Arab and Muslim troops in Gaza for the region’s stability, reconstruction, and rehabilitation. However, there was no official statement on such outcomes as of yet.
Recognition of Palestine under two-state solution
The meeting holds importance as the UN is also slated to discuss the two-state solution to bring an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict in the region. The United States stands against such a move, citing that it would benefit Hamas, the militant group operating from Palestine, for its independence.
However, many of the US allies, including France, the United Kingdom, and Canada, have officially recognised the state of Palestine, with French President Emmanuel Macron lobbying for its recognition by the US and other countries as well.
During his speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Trump also emphasised ending the war in Gaza but clearly denied recognising Palestine as an independent state. Moreover, the US had even denied a visa to Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas barring him from attending the UN meet.
UN doesn’t help in ending wars, says Trump
Trump also claimed credit for ending seven wars across the world in under eight months of his second term as the US President, but criticised the UN. terming the global body as “unhelpful” in resolving these crises.
However, Trump has been failing to end the two significant wars that have affected the global world for a few years now. One being the Russia-Ukraine war, and the other being the Israel-Palestine conflict.
While Trump’s second term’s beginning in January 2025, saw a few ceasefire agreements between the parties concerned, no fruitful result as such has been achieved till now.
West Asian countries supporting Gaza and US role
The meeting with Muslim leaders and Trump also seems to be significant as the US is positioning itself as the main bearer of peace and stability in the region, while trying to exert its influence over regional countries. Why? Because Muslim nations met recently in Qatar’s capital Doha to solidify their support for Gaza.
The aftermath of the meeting also included Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signing a defence deal to support each other in any military attack. The deal was seen as a nuclear country’s support in the West Asian region against the nuclear-capable Israel.
The deal also seemed to follow the motto of NATO as “all for one, one for all”. However, this was only a bilateral agreement, unlike NATO, which constitutes a major group of European nations.
Possible Trump-Netanyahu meeting
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address the UNGA session on Friday, September 26. He is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Trump to possibly discuss the plans to end the Gaza war.
