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U.S. President Donald Trump has presented leaders from respective Muslim-majority countries with a 21-point bid program for the Middle East and Gaza, U.S. peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff said connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025), adding that helium is assured of "some benignant of breakthrough" successful the coming days.
Mr. Trump connected Tuesday (September 23) met leaders and officials from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan to sermon the astir two-year-long warfare successful Gaza betwixt Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas. The gathering was held astatine the U.N. connected the sidelines of the yearly General Assembly.
"We had a precise productive session. We presented what we telephone the Trump 21-point program for bid successful the Mideast and Gaza. I deliberation it addresses Israeli concerns and, arsenic well, the concerns of each the neighbours successful the region," Mr. Witkoff told the Concordia acme successful New York.
"We're hopeful, and I mightiness say, adjacent assured that successful the coming days we'll beryllium capable to denote immoderate benignant of breakthrough," helium said.
Mr. Trump is owed to conscionable Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu successful Washington connected Monday.
An October 7, 2023, Hamas onslaught connected Israel triggered the warfare successful Gaza. Hamas killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and astir 251 were taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies. More than 65,000 people, besides mostly civilians, since person been killed during the warfare successful Gaza, according to section wellness authorities.
