Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan pictured during the Abraham Accords signing in 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
An official pointed to a range of countries that could be next in line for normalization. "I think there’s a lot of opportunity to get back to work on Saudi-Israel normalization, and on Indonesia-Israel," the official said. "We were talking with Mauritania last time. You’ve got Algeria, Syria, Lebanon. There’s a whole host of countries — and now there are more formal relations with Qatar. We’re going to start that trilateral mechanism very soon."
Israel began drawing down its troop presence in Gaza on Friday under phase one of the agreement but will continue to occupy roughly 53% of the territory until the next phase. Hamas has 72 hours to release the remaining hostages, living and dead.
Roughly 200 U.S. troops already stationed in the Middle East will be sent to Israel to oversee the ceasefire and ensure humanitarian aid flows into Gaza. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt emphasized "Up to 200 U.S. personnel, who are already stationed at CENTCOM, will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel, and they will work with other international forces on the ground."
TRUMP TEASES TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS GAZA PEACE DEAL TALKS CONTINUE
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage exchange. (Reuters/Hatem Khaled/File Photo)
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"It was important for [Trump] to send another message to the Arab mediators — and through them to Hamas," the official said. "He wanted them to know he was standing behind every principle and aspect of the Trump 20-point plan for peace, guaranteeing that everyone involved would act in good faith and keep their commitments."
"There’s just a lot of mistrust between the Israelis and Hamas, and also among some of the other Arab governments," the official added. "For all the obvious reasons."
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