US President Donald Trump concluded a multilateral meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders regarding the Gaza conflict on September 23rd, 2025, at approximately 9:07 PM UTC. The meeting, which lasted less than an hour, took place in Jerusalem, with leaders declining to answer questions from journalists upon their departure, according to Al-Araby TV. President Trump was joined by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, and Pakistan. The summit focused on the ongoing situation in Gaza. This development follows earlier discussions where French President Emmanuel Macron challenged President Trump on the Gaza war, stating that a Nobel Peace Prize is contingent on ending the conflict. Concurrently, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a motion for her government to recognize a Palestinian state, provided hostages are liberated and Hamas is excluded from Gaza. Earlier in the reporting window, Jordan's King cautioned that hostile rhetoric targeting the Al Aqsa Mosque could trigger a religious war. The Israeli Foreign Ministry reiterated its stance that any flotilla refusing proposals for peaceful aid transfer via Ashkelon Marina would be prevented from entering the combat zone. In a separate incident, an Israeli Defense Forces soldier on vacation fatally shot a Palestinian in the village of Almayar in Benjamin, following an altercation involving stone-throwing and an attack on Israeli civilians, an event currently under IDF investigation.
