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On October 7, 2023, Israel endured a massacre of civilians so grotesque that it should have shocked the world into clarity. Jews were slaughtered in their homes, women were raped, families incinerated, children kidnapped.

Israel is prepared to support Lebanon in efforts to disarm Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday, following a Lebanese cabinet decision to back a U.S. disarmament plan for the Iran-backed group.

In a strongly worded open letter published Sunday in The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Kushner called on President Emmanuel Macron to take urgent and concrete action against the rise of antisemitism in France.

Top U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack arrived in Israel on Sunday and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Syria and Lebanon, three Israeli officials said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Sunday that a group of nations including United Nations Security Council members should be the guarantors of Ukraine's security.

Iran's supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was "unsolvable", and that Tehran would never bow to pressure to obey Washington, amid a standoff with Western powers over its nuclear programme, state media reported on Sunday.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Sunday after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian defence ministry and the Ukrainian president said.

Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with Houthi media saying the attack killed at least two people and injured five.

The state visit of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Angola marks a key milestone in strengthening bilateral ties, reflecting the UAE’s growing engagement with Africa and its commitment to advancing development and prosperity across the continent.

Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes, residents said, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with a planned offensive on the city.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday sent a message of congratulations to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, underscoring Abu Dhabi’s careful diplomatic balancing act between Kyiv and Moscow.

Egypt will host the inaugural AI Everything Middle East & Africa summit and exhibition from February 10–12, 2026, highlighting practical applications of artificial intelligence across critical sectors.