# Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a defiant message to the United Nations today against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump, who seeks a deal on Gaza. Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly days after France, Britain and several other Western powers recognised a state of Palestine. The longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history has long rejected a Palestinian state, and his far-right allies have mulled annexing the West Bank to kill any real prospect of an independent Palestine.
Netanyahu expected to be defiant in speech at UN General Assembly