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After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the peace conference in Egypt, several Arab leaders threatened to boycott the event. The threat worked, and Netanyahu canceled his participation in the summit, despite Trump’s encouragement for him to attend.

US President Donald Trump laid out his vision for a new Middle East following the end of the war, declaring that “it should now be clear to everyone across this region that decades of encouraging terror and extremism, jihadism and antisemitism have brought nothing but suffering, agony and failure.”

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto may arrive in Israel this week in what would be a historic first-ever visit by a leader of the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, which has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel.

During their joint ride from Ben-Gurion Airport to the Knesset, Trump invited Netanyahu to accompany him to the summit, which is expected to address the day after the war in Gaza and regional developments. 

US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel on Monday morning for a historic visit, touching down at Ben-Gurion Airport around 9 a.m. Trump is scheduled to address a special session of the Knesset before continuing to a regional summit in Egypt later in the day.

Hamas terrorists made direct video calls from their own phones to the families of hostages Matan Zangauker, Nimrod Cohen, and brothers David and Ariel Cunio, allowing the hostages to show they were alive.

Hundreds of people began arriving at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv in the early hours of the morning, carrying flags, signs and shirts. As time passed, more citizens continued to stream into the square to watch together the release of the hostages from Gaza, expected to take place in two phases.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain are worried about the major role given to Qatar in President Donald Trump’s plan for Middle East reconstruction. A senior Saudi official told Israel Hayom that “excessive Qatari involvement will lead to the plan’s collapse.”

Rumors circulating on social media claim that Saleh al-Jafarawi was shot dead by members of the Dughmosh clan, though this has not been verified. Al-Jaafrawi was one of the most prominent figures associated with Hamas propaganda since the start of the war in Gaza. In the past, there were also false rumors about his death.