Palestine recalls its ambassador to Manama shortly after Bahrain signed an agreement to restore ties with Israel. Here are other reactions to the deal:
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Friday welcomed US President Trump's announcement of reaching a normalisation deal between Israel and Bahrain.
Netanyahu also confirmed that other Arab countries will establish ties with Israel. "It is a new phase of peace," he added.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi on Friday hailed the "historic" normalisation deal between Israel and Bahrain. Sisi also thanked "all those who helped achieve this historic step". Egypt was the first Arab country to sign a peace deal with Israel in 1979, followed by Jordan in 1994, while the UAE announced it was normalising ties with the Jewish state on August 13.Jordan's foreign minister Ayman Safadi said in a statement on Friday, that the necessary steps to achieve a fair and comprehensive peace in the region should come from Israel.
"The move represents a significant step towards an era of security and prosperity ... would expand the scope of economic, cultural, scientific, and diplomatic avenues of cooperation," the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement.will normalise ties with Israel on September15, which was announced last month. Bahrain and Israel will sign a declaration the same day.
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