New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday (October 9) credited President Donald Trump's engagement with Muslim and Arab leaders at the United Nations as a decisive factor in sealing the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Rubio said, "It really took a turn about a month ago, less than a couple weeks ago, when we were at the United Nations, and you convened a historic meeting, not simply of Arab countries, but of Muslim majority countries from around the world, including Indonesia and Pakistan, and created this coalition behind this plan."

Trump last month met with leaders from eight Arab or predominantly Muslim nations on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to discuss strategy for ending the Israel-Hamas conflict and pla...