ISLAMABAD/TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretlyflew to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman (MBS) along with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,Israeli media claimed on Monday.
As per the Israeli daily Haaretz, tracking revealed a private jet departedfrom Tel Aviv to Neom in a short trip where Crown Prince Salman and Pompeohad a scheduled meeting on Sunday.
The jet is said to be the same private plane of Netanyahu who traveledRussia a number of times to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet and Likud party also confirmed thealleged reports that the Israeli premier had held a meeting in SaudiArabia, members of cabinet calling it an “amazing achievement”.
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Earlier on Monday, Israel’s Kan public radio and Army Radio said Mossadchief Yossi Cohen also attended the meeting, which was reportedly held inNeom on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
Earlier President Donald Trump has recently brokered deals establishingdiplomatic relations between Israel and other Middle East countriesincluding UAE. Saudi Arabia welcomed the ties but demanded a peaceagreement between Israel and the Palestinians to be a part of this alliance.
