Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, an Israeli statement said.

Israelis will be able to attend 2022 World Cup games in Qatar, Israeli ministers said on Thursday, in a move they said would open "a new door" to a country with which Israel does not currently have formal diplomatic relations.

Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon Ushpiz flew to Bahrain on Wednesday for a series of talks on the growing bilateral relationship.

Senior officials from countries represented at this year's Negev Summit plan to hold their first working meeting in Bahrain next month, sources confirmed from multiple countries involved.

Israel signed a free trade deal with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, its first with an Arab country, building on their US-brokered normalization of relations in 2020.

Official government documents showed the opening of a restaurant in Jannusan, in Al-Budai Street, for two Palestinians holding Israeli nationality, as well as a third Bahraini partner.

Social media outlets were outraged after the Israeli Embassy in Bahrain held a ceremony marking the anniversary of the so-called "Independence Day", which marks the anniversary of the Nakba in Palestine, amid Israeli praise of this step.

Information confirmed that Bahraini Ahmed Al-Khuzaie has joined an Israeli organization based in Tel-Aviv.

Eitan Na'eh, Israel's ambassador to Bahrain, said in a press conference that he is planning the first-ever celebration of Israeli Independence Day in Manama, inviting Bahraini business, government, religious and civic leaders.

The Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, extended his best wishes to the Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, on the occasion of Passover.

Nearly 7 hours after the Gulf States condemned the Israeli forces raiding Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on the early hours of Saturday (April 16, 2022) a statement considering what happened "a provocation to Muslims".

Military exports to Bahrain and the UAE accounted for about 7% of total exports in 2021, according to the Security Export Department of the Israeli Ministry of Public Security.

Since Bahrain signed the normalization agreement with the Israeli entity, it was noticed that the regime has been, unprecedentedly, rushing to consolidate and build relations quickly. It became clear that Bahrain's ruling family has decided to build a rapid and close alliance with Israel, of an unequivocal military/security nature.

Israeli Chief of General Staff, Aviv Kochavi, said that "Israel" has established a strategic security cooperation network in the Middle East.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society said that the visit of Israeli Prime Minister to Bahrain is a declaration of the constitution's expiry.

King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said that he is looking forward to more positive steps with the Israeli entity.

Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, spiritual leader of the Shiite sect in Bahrain, condemned the visit of the Israeli Prime Minister to Bahrain, stressing that all the people of Bahrain reject this visit.

Bahrain's foreign ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that an Israeli officer will be stationed in the country, according to the state news agency.

The Islamic Jihad Movement strongly condemned Bahrain's reception of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel to Bahrain on Monday in the highest-level visit since the countries established relations under a 2020 U.S.-sponsored deal based in part on shared worries about Iran.