WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump will meet leaders and officials from multiple Muslim-majority countries on Tuesday and discuss the situation in Gaza, with Israel launching a fresh campaign against Hamas as the war in the enclave nears the two-year mark.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday that Trump will hold a multilateral meeting with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan. A person familiar with the matter said Gaza will be discussed.

During the meeting, Trump and White House Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to unveil the US plan for the post-war management of Gaza that former UK prime minister Tony Blair has been developing in recent months and that was revealed last week in The Times of Israel.

In addition to freeing hostages and ending the war, Trump is expected to discuss US plans around an Israeli withdrawal and post-war governance in Gaza, without Hamas involvement.

Washington wants Arab and Muslim countries to agree to send military forces to Gaza to enable Israel’s withdrawal and to secure funding for transition and rebuilding programs.

“Tomorrow’s meeting could be fairly significant. We have a pretty good idea of the contours for ending the war. We want to present what we think is the only viable path forward and we want regional buy-in and support to make it successful,” an unnamed US official told Axios.

An Arab source told the outlet: “Our understanding is that Trump wants to get our feedback and support for the US plan to end the war and then push it forward.”

Israeli officials cited by Channel 12 news said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is familiar with parts of the plan, but that it is not “the Netanyahu plan,” and that parts of it, such as the Palestinian Authority’s involvement in governance, may be difficult for Israel to accept.

Trump will also address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, a day after dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations to embrace a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the Gaza war that faces fierce resistance from Israel and the United States.

The nations said a two-state........

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