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Saudi Arabia and Egypt back two-state solution and Trump's Gaza plan at UN meeting
September 23, 2026 at 01:30 PM · Updated 23d ago
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt, at a UN General Assembly meeting on the two-state solution, urged full implementation of the American peace plan for Gaza.
- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan co-chaired the New York meeting alongside France, the United Kingdom and Canada.
- He said Saudi Arabia will keep working with partners for a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace based on the Arab Peace Initiative and UN resolutions.
- He called for full implementation of President Trump's Gaza plan and unification of Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian National Authority.
- Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly, speaking for President Sisi, said Egypt insists on implementing the Trump plan and Resolution 2803, including Israeli withdrawal.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the two-state solution the only reliable path to lasting peace and security.
- He warned that pressures facing Palestinian families risk raising the spectre of ethnic cleansing.
- He said advancing the E1 settlement plan would deal a fatal blow to Palestinian statehood.


