Nine dead in Gaza after Israeli bombings

With a visit to the Middle East scheduled for this week, the Arab press reports that Donald Trump will meet with the Presidents of the Palestinian Authority (Mahmoud Abbas), Syria (Ahmad al-Sharaa) and Lebanon (Joseph Aoun).

According to the newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi, the initiative to add these three Heads of State came from the Saudi royal prince, and was accepted by Trump.

This will be the first major state visit by the President of the United States of America since the funeral of Pope Francis, and is expected to pass through Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Doha (Qatar) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) — having chosen not to pass through Israel.

Delegations from the United States and Iran will meet again in Muscat, Oman, in what will be the fourth round of negotiations between the two countries on Tehran's nuclear program, writes Reuters.

As President Donald Trump prepares to visit the Middle East on Monday, Washington is trying to speed up the course of dialogue in order to “reach a new nuclear agreement and avoid future military action” to resolve a possible impasse.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet with US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.

Nine people were killed and seven others were injured following three Israeli bombings in the southern Gaza Strip, in the city of Khan Younis, the Agence France Presse reported, citing Palestinian health authorities.

Among the dead were three children, official sources in the enclave said. The Israel Defense Forces have not yet commented on the attacks.

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