Israeli PM reportedly meets Saudi Crown Prince in secret
Published on: Monday, November 23, 2020
By: Bernama
Photo: AFP
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has secretly visited Saudi Arabia for a meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (pictured), reported Xinhua news agency, quoting Israel's state-owned Kan news on Monday.
The Prime Minister's Office has not made any comment so far.
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Netanyahu was accompanied by the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, Yossi Cohen, Kan reported. The two met with the crown prince and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is in Saudi Arabia for a visit.
The meeting took place in the city of Neom in northwestern Saudi Arabia, according to Kan.
The Hebrew-language Haaretz newspaper published aviation tracking data that shows Netanyahu's plane headed back to Israel after about five hours on the ground.
Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump's administration wish that Saudi Arabia would follow the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in normalising ties with Israel.
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