U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, Sept. 26 that a deal to end the conflict between Hamas and Israel was close as the Middle East crisis played out before the United Nations.

Trump spoke after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN’s General Assembly which prompted some delegates to walk out before he even began.

CGTN’s Owen Fairclough shares more from the 80th United General Assembly.

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