UAE cabinet approves opening embassy in Tel Aviv

The UAE and Israel agreed to normalize relations in August, a deal forged largely over shared fears of Iran.

The United Arab Emirates cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv, state media said.

The UAE and Israel agreed to normalize relations in August, a deal forged largely over shared fears of Iran.

Israel on Sunday also opened its embassy in Abu Dhabi, a statement from the foreign ministry said, shortly after the United Arab Emirates cabinet approved the establishment of an embassy in Tel Aviv.

Since then Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have all agreed to establish ties with Israel in deals brokered in 2020 by the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump.

No further details about the embassy were given in UAE media.

Israel’s government regards Jerusalem as its capital, although that is not recognized by most of the international community. Palestinians claim East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. Most countries have their embassies in Tel Aviv.

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