Trump to address UN general assembly as Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue Middle East crisis live
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Trump to address UN general assembly as Israeli attacks on Gaza City continue  Middle East crisis live
"Trump is expected to deliver an aggressive speech decrying globalist institutions, which he will claim have significantly decayed the world order, a White House spokesperson said in a briefing. After his speech, Trump will hold one-on-one meetings with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres and the leaders of Ukraine, Argentina and the EU. The US president will also hold a group meeting with officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan."
"The diplomatic scramble playing out in New York today comes as Israel continues its assault on Gaza City, the biggest urban centre in the territory that Israel claims to be the last bastion of Hamas. There are reports that Israeli tanks have advanced into the city centre from the north and south as deadly Israeli air attacks intensify and ground forces advance."
US president Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly in New York and is scheduled to deliver an aggressive speech decrying globalist institutions. Trump will hold one-on-one meetings with UN secretary general Antonio Guterres and the leaders of Ukraine, Argentina and the EU, and a group meeting with officials from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan. Washington seeks Arab and Muslim contributions of military forces and funding for Gaza reconstruction. Any hope of a ceasefire was damaged after an Israeli airstrike on a Hamas negotiating team in Qatar, and Israel continues an intensified assault on Gaza City, prompting civilian displacement.
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