# US president Donald Trump is returning to Washington a day early from the Group of 7 summit in Canada to monitor developments in the Middle East. This comes as at least 224 people have been killed by Israeli strikes since Friday, while 24 have been killed in retaliatory strikes in Israel. The schedule change will cancel Trump’s planned bilateral meetings with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum. Trump has reportedly directed his team to attempt a meeting with Iranian officials as quickly as possible.
Trump leaving G7 summit early citing situation in Middle East