Israeli forces have ignored calls to stop an offensive into Gaza City that aims to finish off Hamas. Photo: AP PHOTO

Israeli forces are pushing towards the heart of Gaza City, risking the lives of Palestinians who stayed put in hopes that growing pressure on Israel for a ceasefire would mean they would not lose their homes.

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US President Donald Trump met leaders of Muslim countries at the United Nations in New York on Tuesday for talks that the Emirati state news agency WAM said focused on an end to the war.

Trump, who earlier condemned moves by a string of countries to put pressure

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