Palestinians call on Trump to stop Israeli annexation

Key points

• The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the United States on Thursday (June 4, 2026) to stop Israel's annexation of its territories.
• "I know that President (Donald) Trump is capable, and he has the tools to stop Prime Minister Netanyahu in his tracks, in order not to keep the whole region in turmoil...and to move in the direction of peace and justice, that is why the majority of us are working with them," Riyad Mansour told press.
• "We know that he told Mr. Netanyahu, including recently, stop the nonsense in Lebanon, stop the craziness.
• You know you are not allowed to annex the land." The UN's geopolitical bloc Arab Group joined the ambassador to express "deep alarm" and regional solidarity against "rapidly escalating" Israeli settler aggression and military violence against Palestinians.
• "Israel continues to implement policies that amount to accelerated...