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U.S. Cites Arab Backing for Gaza Peace Outline as Israel Pushes Deeper Into Gaza City

Netanyahu heads to the UN vowing to reject new recognitions of Palestine before a meeting with Trump.

Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza due to an Israeli military operation, move southward after Israeli forces ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate to the south, in the central Gaza Strip September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
An Israeli army flare drifts over buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Overview

  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington shared a 21-point plan at the UN and voiced confidence a Gaza breakthrough could be announced in the coming days.
  • Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan and Egypt issued supportive statements for Trump’s outline, which, according to reports, includes a Muslim-led peacekeeping force, governance excluding Hamas, release of all hostages, a permanent ceasefire and a phased Israeli withdrawal.
  • Politico reported that Trump assured Arab leaders he would not allow Israeli annexation of the West Bank, as U.S. officials followed up with regional counterparts to refine the plan.
  • Israeli forces advanced further into Gaza City, with local health officials reporting at least 19 killed on Thursday and the Gaza death toll exceeding 65,000 since 2023, while aid groups warn of famine-like conditions.
  • Amid a wave of Western recognitions of Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said he will denounce those moves in his UN address, reiterated that there will be no Palestinian state and plans to discuss the Gaza war and hostages in a meeting with Trump.