Middle East conflict takes centre stage at the WEF on Wednesday

The Middle East conflict and the war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip, will take centre stage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday. The planned appearance by Israeli President Isaac Herzog is important. According to a press release, Herzog will be travelling to the event together with First Lady Michal Herzog and a delegation of relatives of hostages who are still being held by the radical Islamic group Hamas in Gaza. Herzog intends to give a speech and hold a series of meetings with other leading politicians. The aim of the visit is to exert "intense political pressure" for the release of the hostages and to make the heads of state and government aware of the consequences of the attack committed by Hamas on October 7, according to the Israeli presidential office. +Swiss Senate votes in favour of banning Hamas Also present in Davos are several ministers from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which are considered...