July 31 (BBC/GNA) – US President Donald Trump says it will be “very hard” to make a trade deal with Canada, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to recognise a Palestinian state.
Trump’s trade threat comes a day before higher tariffs on countries without a US trade deal are set to begin. Canada will face a 35% tariff on most goods it sells to the US from Friday, if a deal is not reached today.
Canada’s move to recognise a Palestinian state follows similar announcements from the UK and France. It comes as the hunger crisis in Gaza deepens: on Wednesday, the Hamas-run health ministry reported seven more deaths from malnutrition.
Earlier this week, Donald Trump said there was “real starvation” in Gaza, and that he was working with Israel to “get things straightened out”. US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is due to meet officials in Israel today.
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