The Prime Minister of Israel, ‘Naftali Benett’, met with Bahrain King on a landmark visit to the oil-rich Gulf country, 17 months after their relations were built again. They established their association under the 2020 US-sponsored deal based partly on shared concerns about Iran.

On Tuesday, Bennett was making a one-day visit to the island kingdom, the first by an Israeli leader.

He was welcomed by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, who was also the kingdom’s prime minister and a military colour guard at Manama’s Gudaibiya Palace. He further stated that the crown prince that he came, he came with a “spirit of goodwill” of collaboration, of standing united with mutual challenges.

Then, Benett met with several other government ministers and did a conference related to the need for greater economic cooperation. He wanted to fill these ties with substance in energy, drive, economy, tourism, and regional architecture.

While referring to the US-brokered deal, the prince stated that they must need to do more to get to know one another and produce the Abraham Accords, which have been the historic agreement.

As per the sources, Baghrain’s king welcomed the visit of Benett and highlighted the importance of strengthening the bilateral collaboration in light of the Abrahan Accords.

Furthermore, the king and Israeli prime minister “highlighted sharpness on further promoting bilateral ties and joint their hand in order to work united and serve for common interests and regional security, stability and development, as per reports.

As tensions with Iran have skyrocketed in recent months, the two new partners have intensified military cooperation.

In the first week of the month, they even signed a defence pact, and last week, Bahrain declared that a naval officer would be stationed in Manama, which is also the home of the Navy’s 5th Fleet. It was confirmed by the Israeli military and will have a naval representative attached to the 5th Fleet.