Middle East
Morocco has tense relations with Algeria and fears coming under attack by radical players in the region.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is scheduled to meet with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, government ministers and representatives of the kingdom’s Jewish community.
Recent visits by top Israeli officials to the United Arab Emirates amid Houthi missile attacks were “symbols of peace,” said Najat AlSaied.
The 18-19-year-old men were detained last month for their alleged involvement in an attack on ‘Haaretz’ reporter Nati Yefet.
The North African country’s military is seen to be the driving force behind stronger ties with Israel.
Israel had said earlier this week that it would halt direct flights between the two countries over Shin Bet security concerns and differences between the agency and its Dubai counterparts on aviation-security measures.
Knesset member Ruth Wasserman Lande said that the exchange of knowledge “will contribute to the parties’ understanding of regional challenges such as the Iranian arms race, terrorism and more.”
The framework will support any future cooperation in the areas of intelligence, mil-to-mil, industrial collaboration and more.
U.S. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper of the Central Command says that regional naval cooperation is among the largest in the world.
On the second day of his visit, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, hosted by the Gulf state.
“You represent the United States of America. Tone down the Judaism in your work,” a U.S. State Department official told David Friedman.
The aircraft carrying the delegation is the very first Israeli Air Force plane to land in the Gulf state.
