The war in Gaza and simmering tensions across the Middle East are expected to dominate at the Saudi-hosted special meeting of the World Economic Forum that begins in Riyadh on Sunday. Hamas will be there and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to join the summit on Monday, but there will be no Israeli participation, and the formal mediation process between Israel and Hamas will unfold elsewhere, officials said. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Gaza.
