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Palestine's UN envoy: Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to Trump's Gaza plan
September 23, 2026 at 08:25 PM
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Palestine's UN envoy Riyad Mansour said Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to completing Trump's Gaza plan and called for a full halt to Israeli aggression.
- Mansour said his delegation's message at the General Assembly is the need to establish an independent Palestinian state.
- He called the refusal to grant the Palestinian delegation visas to attend the New York meetings a violation of diplomatic norms.
- Mansour said the ceasefire is the most important element of Trump's Gaza plan that has been implemented.
- He said Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to completing implementation of the plan and called for removing barriers to consolidating the truce.
- Mansour praised Egypt's firm rejection of forced displacement in his remarks at the UN General Assembly.
- He called for a stable and complete ceasefire, an end to forced displacement, and continued humanitarian aid.
- He reiterated the demand for a state on the June 4, 1967 borders, linking Gaza with the West Bank including East Jerusalem.


