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Politics

Israel boosts ties with Arab allies, Palestinians not included

After meeting for the Naqab Summit, Bahrain's foreign minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, left, Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, Israel's foreign minister Yair Lapid, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Morocco's foreign minister Nasser Bourita, and United Arab Emirates' foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pose for a photograph [Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]

Israel hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East.

The gathering brought together the top diplomats from all but one of the Arab countries that have normalised relations with Israel in US-mediated negotiations, including three that signed agreements with Israel during the Trump administration in 2020.

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