According to local sources in Jerusalem, an Israeli delegation visited Sudan to discuss the normalization of relations following a US-mediated transaction between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain by the Jewish state.
Wednesday’s one-day return trip raised speculation that Israel could soon enter into a peace agreement with a technically war-torn Arab-led African country.
US President Donald Trump, who is fighting for reelection on November 2, has promoted further deals between Israel and the majority of Islamic states that are traditionally hostile to it.
According to Flightradar24, a specialized air traffic website, the charter plane left Tel Aviv on Wednesday for the capital of Sudan.
Israeli sources demanding anonymity told AFP Thursday that the Israeli delegation had actually gone to Sudan to discuss normalization of the relationship, confirming Israeli media reports.
On the same day, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he wanted Sudan to recognize Israel “quickly.”
The call came after Trump promised to soon remove Sudan from sponsoring state sponsors of terrorism on Monday. This is a legacy of the time of the corrupt dictator Omar al-Bashir.
Israel’s best-selling daily newspaper, Yedioto Ahalonot, reported that the interim civilian-military joint government after Bashir in Sudan had internally agreed to normalize relations.
“According to the report received in Jerusalem, the Khartoum leadership has, in principle, made a decision to that effect,” the newspaper said.
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