As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted from one sprawling palace to another, embracing Arab leaders and heralding a new Middle East this week, many in Israel worried that the best partner they've ever had in the White House had lost interest.

Follow the latest on Trump's Gulf trip US President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East has left Israel in a position of uncertainty, highlighting differences over Iran and Syria while it presses on with its war in Gaza,

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.