Muslim states join European powers in backing Trump Gaza plan | International

DOHA, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Key Muslim nations on Monday threw their weight behind a plan by US President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza, even as some Palestinians decried the proposal as a "farce". Washington's European allies urged Hamas to accept the plan, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported as he warned the Palestinian armed group of more devastation if it did not comply. Eight Arab or Muslim-majority nations said in a joint statement that they "welcome the role of the American president and his sincere efforts aimed at ending the war in Gaza". They said they "affirm their readiness to engage positively and constructively with the United States and the parties toward...