US President Donald Trump says the United States took a giant step back following the results of the last election, but promises it will come back bigger and stronger than ever.
- Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog officially assigns Gadi Eisenkot the formation of the next government after consultation with political parties. Eisenkot undertakes to establish a national emergency government, and warns that Israel faces multiple security threats, open fronts, unresolved war aims and a serious political crisis that cannot be led to further elections.
- During the mandate ceremony, Herzog calls for a stable government to deal with security threats, warns that Iran continues to threaten Israel and emphasizes the need to fight crime in Arab communities. He also calls for progress in negotiations with Lebanon.
- The Egyptian Ministry of Health reports that four people were killed and 88 injured in the Al-Ayat train collision. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi orders an expedited investigation and demands accountability for anyone found responsible.
- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defense says that the Houthis used two launch platforms in Saada in an attempted attack on Riyadh.
- Brigadier General Mustafa Hamdan says Lebanon can only be saved through a state based on equal citizenship.
- The Iraqi Integrity Commission announces a 14-year prison sentence in absentia against former governor Salah al-Din in two corruption cases.
- Iraq's joint operations command says that the joint security coordination committee with Turkey has been activated and that the gradual handover of the Zilkan (Bashiqa) military camp to the Iraqi government will begin.
- Iraq's prime minister says the government will not allow war profits to disrupt reconstruction and development efforts.