The i24NEWS television channel reported on advanced contacts between Riyadh, Jerusalem, Abu Debi and Manama on the establishment of a strategic defense alliance.
Signing of the Avraham agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain // Photo: Avi Ohayon, GPO
Emirates Air Force F-16 // Photo: Wikipedia
Artillery forces of the Saudi army // Photo: Wikipedia
Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are in talks to establish a strategic defense alliance between the two countries, this was revealed today (Thursday) in a report on i24NEWS.
A senior official in the UAE, as well as a Saudi official close to the royal family, told i24NEWS that the alliance between the two countries was intended to safeguard security-political interests, similar to the NATO alliance.
No official response has yet been received from the Prime Minister's Office.
Political source: 'We do not confirm the news.
"Israel is constantly working to strengthen ties with the Arab world."
Earlier today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the UAE's heir to the throne, Salman Muhammad al - Khalifa, and it is possible that the two also discussed the establishment of the alliance.