U.S. President Joe Biden concluded his tour in the occupied Palestinian territories with a visit to Bethlehem and a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, where the issue of peace between Palestinians and Israelis was raised, but without reaching any solution horizon, leaving the file unresolved. It remains a low priority for the U.S. administration, which is focusing on energy issues at the top of its agenda. He then headed to Saudi Arabia, on a direct flight between Tel Aviv and Riyadh, the first of its kind.
Regionally, the area is witnessing several developments, and most surrounding countries are benefiting from them and participating in ongoing discussions on multiple levels. Meanwhile, Lebanon is absent, caught in the game of axes, where the authority is weakening the position of the country more each day by engaging in exhausting wars that yield no national results, but rather narrow sectarian objectives that deepen the ongoing collapse.
