Trump speech live: US president addresses UN General Assembly as Israeli offensive on Gaza City continues and more countries recognise Palestinian state – UK Times

This was the moment French President Emmanuel Macron added his voice to calls for Palestinian statehood on Monday.

Speaking at the General Assembly on Monday, U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has accused Benjamin Netanyahu of allowing children in Gaza to die of starvation.

Cooper hit out at the “unbearable humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza, which she said was worsening as Netanyahu’s government “chooses to escalate war and hold back aid.”

She also warned the two-state solution faces “profound peril”, saying that “extremists on both sides” want the possibility of a viable Palestinian state to “disappear beneath the rubble.”

Her remarks to the U.N. came a day after the U.K. announced it would recognise Palestine, a move she defended and said was “born of urgency and principle” in a bid to save the two-state solution.

President Donald Trump is set to address the United Nations General Assembly this morning , with global leaders awaiting his remarks with some concern given his administration’s efforts to cut back on U.S. engagement with international bodies in the interests of promoting his “America First” agenda.

His speech also comes at a difficult moment for international relations with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza still raging and the U.K., France, Australia and Portugal among the countries coming forward to recognize the Palestinian people’s right to statehood.

Here’s a preview from Aamer Mahdani.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the latest United Nations gathering in New York City ahead of Donald Trump’s address to the General Assembly, which is scheduled for 9am ET (1pm GMT).