President Donald Trump met with Ahmed al Sharaa of Syria in Riyadh, marking the first direct encounter between US and Syrian leadership in 25 years. The meeting grew out of Syria’s reported counter-terrorism operations, including arrests of Islamic State (IS) cells, which the Syrian side says have foiled plots against the new government. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner met with Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel to focus on the fate of a group of around 200 fighters of Hamas trapped in tunnels under the border area in Gaza a key obstacle in advancing the next phase of the US-brokered cease-fire plan. 0:00 - INTRODUCTION2:30 - SYRIA "FOILS ISLAMIC STATE PLOTS" TO KILL SHARAA03:46 - NETANYAHU, KUSHNER DISCUSS “TRAPPED HAMAS FIGHTERS”05:38 - DF BOMBS HEZBOLLAH “WEAPONS DEPOTS, LAUNCH SITES”n18oc_crux | n1

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