Overview

• Netanyahu’s office said he could not attend due to time constraints ahead of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
• The Oct. 13–15 meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, hosted by President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is expected to draw more than 20 leaders with reported participation from Turkey, Jordan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, the UN and the EU.
• Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is slated to attend as regional powers seek a role in stabilizing postwar Gaza.
• Israel’s opposition leader Yair Golan criticized Netanyahu’s decision to skip the gathering, calling it motivated by narrow political interests.
• Israeli media reported Indonesia’s president might visit Israel, but Indonesia’s foreign minister said there is no such plan.