Shea Levin — text status

Officials from 10 countries took part in an expanded meeting in Abu Dhabi on Sunday following talks between Prime Minister Netanyahu and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, according to Channel 14. Representatives from Israel, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt and Libya’s Haftar camp participated. The discussions reportedly centered on Iran, expanded Israel-Gulf cooperation, economic issues and Israeli defense systems. Separately, Italian newspaper Il Foglio reported that Saddam Haftar secretly met Netanyahu in Abu Dhabi as he works to strengthen ties with Israel and the Trump administration.