Trump’s meeting with Muslim leaders ends without comment from US; Witkoff gives thumbs up

US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his meeting at the UN with Arab leaders and simply waves to gathered news reporters rather than comment on how things went.

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff offers a thumbs-up when asked how the meeting had fared.

The US president had set up the meeting as being critical for figuring out an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

Attending the meeting were leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan.

Emirati state news agency WAM reports that the meeting focused on ending the ongoing war in Gaza and reaching a permanent ceasefire.

The news agency says releasing all hostages and taking steps toward addressing the worsening humanitarian crisis in the war-torn enclave were also discussed as priorities at the meeting.

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