President Donald Trump President Donald Trump wraps up a Mideast tour within the United Arab Emirates with a breakfast for enterprise leaders and a go to to an interfaith place of worship named for the Abraham Accords he negotiated.
As a part of the accords, the UAE and another international locations within the Center East acknowledged Israel. Trump departs Abu Dhabi after his go to to the Abrahamic Household Home .
Throughout his go to to the area, violence flared within the West Financial institution and Gaza. Israeli strikes killed no less than 64 folks Friday, including to the greater than 120 individuals who died in latest days.
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President Donald Trump has stated “lots of people are ravenous” in Gaza, a uncommon acknowledgement of the humanitarian disaster within the territory as Israel’s warfare with Hamas is on the verge of escalating anew.
Chatting with reporters at a enterprise discussion board in Abu Dhabi on the ultimate day of his journey to the Center East, Trump stated he was trying to resolve a variety of worldwide crises.
“We’re taking a look at Gaza,” he stated. “And we’ve bought to get that taken care of. Lots of people are ravenous … There’s a whole lot of unhealthy issues occurring.”
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At the least 48 our bodies have been dropped at the Indonesian hospital and one other 16 our bodies have been taken to Nasser Hospital, well being officers in Gaza stated, as strikes in a single day into Friday morning hit the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and town of Khan Younis.
The strikes got here as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Center East go to that skipped Israel and supplied no prospect for a ceasefire within the war-battered territory.
There had been widespread hope that Trump’s regional journey may usher in a ceasefire deal or renewal of humanitarian support to Gaza. An Israeli blockade of the territory is now in its third month.
An Israeli official stated the strikes on Friday have been preparatory actions within the leadup to a bigger operation and meant to ship a message to Hamas that it’s going to start quickly if there isn’t an settlement to launch hostages. The official was not licensed to temporary media and spoke on situation of anonymity.
– Tia Goldenberg in Tel Aviv, Israel
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The interfaith complicated in Abu Dhabi incorporates a mosque, church and synagogue – homes of worship for the three Abrahamic faiths.
It was constructed after the United Arab Emirates signed onto the Abraham Accords in 2020, throughout President Donald Trump’s first time period. The settlement –- which Trump has inspired different Center Japanese and North African international locations to affix –- noticed the UAE acknowledge Israel.
The go to to the white-marble place of worship on the shores of the Persian Gulf is ready to conclude Trump’s first main overseas journey of his second time period.
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“I feel it’s time for us to only do it,” Trump informed reporters in Abu Dhabi.
Trump reiterated that he wasn’t shocked that Putin skipped a U.S. orchestrated assembly in Turkey between Ukrainian and Russian officers. Putin didn’t wish to go as a result of he’s not there, Trump stated.
Trump added {that a} assembly with Putin would occur “as quickly as we are able to set it up.”
“ I might truly go away right here and go,” stated Trump, who famous his daughter Tiffany simply gave beginning to her first baby. “I do wish to see my stunning grandson.”
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Trump says he’s had an “unbelievable” journey to the Center East however that “now it’s time to return dwelling.” He added: “My daughter had a child and I’m going to go dwelling and see that child.”
Tiffany Trump gave beginning to a boy.
“She’s doing nice and the child’s nice.”
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An Israeli official stated Cupboard members are assembly Friday to evaluate the negotiations in Qatar and to resolve on subsequent steps. The official was not licensed to temporary media on the assembly and so spoke on situation of anonymity.
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At an occasion to spotlight enterprise partnerships between the UAE and US corporations, Trump gave himself an enormous pat on the again.
“I’m simply pondering we’ve got a president of the USA doing the promoting,” Trump stated to enterprise leaders as they walked him by way of a presentation on investments which are benefitting the American economic system. “You assume Biden could be doing it? I don’t assume so. However I feel its so vital. I’ve to be a cheerleader for our nation.”
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President Donald Trump has arrived at a enterprise discussion board being held at Qasr al-Watan, a ceremonial palace in Abu Dhabi.
Trump entered and listened to a presentation from Sultan al-Jaber, the pinnacle of the state-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., in addition to officers from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Occidental, two oil companies.
Al-Jaber then introduced Trump a memento that included a drop of oil in it.
“That is the very best high quality oil there’s on the planet,” Trump informed these watching.
He then drew laughter when he stated: “They usually solely gave me a drop — so I’m not thrilled.”
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Hostage households referred to as on their authorities Friday to work with President Trump to launch these nonetheless held in Gaza.
An announcement from the hostages discussion board, which helps the households stated folks awoke with “heavy hearts” amid reviews of elevated assaults throughout Gaza on the finish of Trump’s go to to the Center East. There have been widespread assaults in northern Gaza Friday as Trump was ending his go to to Gulf States however not Israel.
Israel says about 23 of the hostages are stated to be alive.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed earlier within the week to push forward with a promised escalation of drive in Israel’s warfare within the Gaza Strip to pursue his goal of destroying the Hamas militant group, which governs Gaza.
The hostage households referred to as on Netanyahu to “be a part of fingers” with Trump’s efforts to launch the hostages.
“Lacking this historic alternative for a deal to convey the hostages dwelling could be a convincing failure that will likely be remembered in infamy ceaselessly.
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Trump is wrapping up his four-day go to to the Center East, however he’s conserving a detailed eye on what’s occurring again in Washington.
Earlier than heading out Friday morning to the Qasr Al Watan presidential for the ultimate engagements of his journey, the president took to his Reality Social platform to hammer “Radical Left Sleazebags” after Supreme Court docket justices on Thursday heard greater than two hours of arguments debating how the decrease courts ought to deal with Trump’s government order on birthright citizenship.
“I hope the Supreme Court docket doesn’t fall for the video games they play,” Trump added. “The individuals are with us in greater numbers than ever earlier than.”
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President Donald Trump is kicking off the ultimate day of his Center East journey with a gathering of U.S. and UAE enterprise executives alongside UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Power, well being care, aviation, leisure and different enterprise leaders will likely be in attendance to spotlight ties between the 2 international locations — a central focus of Trump’s journey to the area. Trump will then tour the Abrahamic Household Home, a fancy that homes a church, mosque and synagogue and is an emblem of interfaith tolerance. Trump has inspired different international locations within the area to affix the Abraham Accords and acknowledge Israel, because the UAE did in 2020. The president will then depart again to Washington.
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Israeli strikes killed no less than 20 folks in Gaza on Friday morning, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Center East go to.
An Related Press journalist counted the our bodies on the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, the place they have been introduced. Survivors stated many individuals have been nonetheless underneath the rubble.
The widespread assaults throughout northern Gaza come as Trump finishes his go to to Gulf states however not Israel.
There had been widespread hope that Trump’s regional go to may usher in a ceasefire deal or renewal of humanitarian support to Gaza. An Israeli blockade of the territory is now in its third month.
The Israeli army had no fast touch upon the strikes.
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President Donald Trump will make a number of stops earlier than taking off on Air Drive One to finish his Mideast journey on Friday.
He’ll attend a enterprise summit within the morning in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Trump later will go to the Abrahamic Household Home in Abu Dhabi. It’s dwelling to a mosque, a church and a synagogue. The UAE constructed it after diplomatically recognizing Israel in an settlement generally known as the Abraham Accords, as Christianity, Islam and Judaism are all generally known as the Abrahamic faiths.
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Etihad Airways introduced Friday it might buy 28 wide-body Boeing aircraft throughout a go to by President Donald Trump to the United Arab Emirates.
Etihad is the government-owned airline of Abu Dhabi that additionally flies East-West routes like Emirates, the long-haul service in neighboring Dubai.
Etihad stated in a press release that the sale included “a mixture of Boeing 787 and 777X plane, powered by GE engines and supported by a companies package deal.”
Boeing didn’t instantly acknowledge the deal.
Trump was as a consequence of tackle a enterprise convention in Abu Dhabi on Friday, the final day of his Mideast journey that’s additionally taken him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which booked a serious Boeing order for its long-haul service, Qatar Airways.
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Tia Goldenberg contributed from Tel Aviv
