Netanyahu set for defiant UN speech as Trump warns on annexation

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN today against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump, who seeks a deal on Gaza, AFP reports.

Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly days after France, Britain and several other Western powers took the landmark step of recognising a state of Palestine, acting out of exasperation over Israel’s relentless two-year offensive in Gaza.

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