A senior US administration official says President Donald Trump will hold meetings with Middle Eastern leaders on the sidelines of the G7 summit, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend, according to a report on N12.
A senior US administration official told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12) that President Donald Trump will meet with Middle Eastern leaders during the G7 summit in France. The official confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be part of those meetings.
The development follows earlier reporting by The Zioneer that Trump was planning a separate Middle East summit in France on Tuesday with leaders from Qatar, Egypt, and the UAE, with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salden reportedly invited but unable to attend. Netanyahu's absence from the G7 talks marks a clear departure from the parallel track of US-led regional diplomacy. The US official did not elaborate on the reason for the exclusion. Israeli officials have not yet commented.
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