— Israel said it struck members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas who were operating in a training compound in the refugee camp. Hamas denied Israel's claim, calling it a "fabrication" and stressing the group doesn't have training facilities in Lebanon's refugee camps.
— Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "knew nothing" about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom's de facto ruler to the White House. The crown prince, who has denied any wrongdoing, said at the White House that Saudi Arabia "did all the right things" to investigate Khashoggi's death, which he called "painful". Replying to questions at a press conference in the White House Oval Office, Trump said: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he [the Crown Prince] knew nothing about it," Trump added. "You don't have to embarrass our guests."
— Tuesday's meeting between Trump and Mohammed bin Salman was expected to include deals on civilian nuclear power, artificial intelligence and Saudi investment in the US, which the crown prince said was being upped to $1tr (£761bn) from $600bn pledged earlier this year. The two men also discussed the potential sale of advanced F-35 fighter aircraft to the Saudis.
— As President, Biden did not host the crown prince and vowed to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over its human rights record. In 2022, however, Biden visited the kingdom to reach agreement on other issues.
— "I think the [broadcast] licence should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake, and it's so wrong," he said. "And we have a great commissioner... who should look at that."