• US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff plans to meet on Thursday in Rome with senior Israeli and Qatari officials as part of efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza. Source: Axios
  • A Saudi-Syrian investment forum aimed at exploring potential for cooperation and deals to promote sustainable development will be held on Wednesday in Damascus. Source: Sana
  • More than 100 aid organisations – including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam – have warned that “mass starvation” was spreading across Gaza and that even their own colleagues were now suffering acutely from the shortages.
  • Hussein Al Sheikh, Vice President of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, met on Tuesday the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, in the occupied West Bank. Why it matters: This is the first time that senior Palestinian Authority officials have agreed to host Mike Huckabee in Ramallah in his capacity as US Ambassador to Israel.
  • US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack is expected to lead a meeting later this week between senior Syrian and Israeli officials. Source: Axios
  • Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said there is a possibility of a renewed campaign against Iran, according to a statement from his office.
  • A senior Israeli security official said that the military had not identified famine, while stressing that actions need to be taken to “stabilise the humanitarian situation”. The official acknowledged that recently there has been a significant drop in the amount of aid reaching Palestinians in Gaza but blamed UN bodies for not collecting and distributing the food and supplies. Source: The Times of Israel
  • Thousands of protesters marched to the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, demanding an end to the ongoing Gaza war and rising starvation in the enclave. Source: The Times of Israel
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  • British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from Labour cabinet ministers to immediately recognise a Palestinian state. Source: The Guardian 
  • The US imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network, in fresh action targeting the Iran-backed militant group. The action targets a network of individuals and their companies located across Yemen and the UAE, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
  • The Syrian defence ministry said it was aware of reports of “shocking violations” by people wearing military fatigues in the country’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida and said it would launch an investigation.
  • Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that his country would directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and would prevent any attempts by militants to obtain autonomy after clashes in southern Syria.
  • The Qatar Olympic Committee said it was taking part in discussions with the International Olympic Committee over the election process for the host city of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani about recent attacks on energy infrastructure and stressed the importance of holding the perpetrators accountable and preventing future attacks, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
  • Lebanon’s President Jospeh Aoun in Bahrain for an official visit
  • Russian and Ukrainian officials expected to meet in Istanbul
  • UN Security Council meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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This newsletter was compiled by Vanessa Ghanem, Arab Affairs Editor.

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