Lebanon reported more than 20 deaths in Aalmat in Mount Lebanon province, as well as an attack in Baalbek to the east. In Gaza, first responders said a member of the Hamas-run government was killed. Follow DW for more.
Arab and Muslim leaders arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of summit
Representatives from more than 50 Arab and Islamic states have been arriving in Saudi Arabia ahead of a summit scheduled to begin on Monday.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the summit in October during the first meeting of an “international alliance” pushing for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Those attending the summit in Riyadh will “discuss the continued Israeli aggression on the Palestinian territories and the Lebanese Republic, and the current developments in the region,” the official Saudi Press Agency said on Sunday.
The agency also reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was among those to have arrived.
Saudi state-affiliated Al-Ekhbariya news channel broadcast footage on Sunday of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati landing in Riyadh.
Israeli government urges citizens to avoid cultural, sporting events
Israel’s government has advised Israeli citizens to avoid attending cultural and sporting events abroad in the coming week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office said it had intelligence that pro-Palestinian groups were planning to cause harm to Israelis in the Netherlands, the UK, France, Belgium and elsewhere.
The statement comes after violent clashes between locals and traveling Israeli football fans in Amsterdam on Thursday.
Dutch police said that “hit-and-run” attacks were launched on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters following a match against local team Ajax team after simmering tensions in the build-up to the game.
There were incidents linked to both Maccabi supporters — accused of chanting and singing anti-Palestinian slogans and songs — and opposing groups of youths.
Netanyahu says he has spoken with Trump three times in recent days
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump three times in recent days.
“These were very good and important talks designed to further enhance the steadfast bond between Israel and the US,” Netanyahu’s office posted on social media platform X.
“We see eye-to-eye on the Iranian threat in all its aspects, and on the dangers they reflect. We also see the great opportunities facing Israel, in the area of peace and its expansion, and in other areas,” Netanyahu said.
