By Samia Nakhoul, James Mackenzie Dubai (Reuters)- -Nothing captured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's isolation more starkly this week than the image of U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Syria's Islamist leader Ahmed al‑Sharaa - a man Israel has branded "an al‑Qaeda terrorist in a suit.

Trump's first major foreign trip of his second term saw the U.S. secure more than $2 trillion in investment agreements in the Gulf region, according to the White House.

President Trump signed deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar and reached out to Syria and Iran. But Palestinians got nothing, and Trump repeated his call for the U.S. to take over Gaza.