The Jerusalem Post reports: “China is currently hosting a China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, an important gathering that underpins how China is seeking to play a larger role in the Middle East. The Forum could also have ramifications for the current Israeli war in Gaza, which Israeli officials believe may continue for another seven months. China and the Arab states may have different views on the conflict.

The Egyptian leader Abdel Fatah al-Sisi attended the meetings in China alongside Tunisia’s President Kais Saied, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahrain King Hamad…”