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Sudan and Israel agreed on Friday to normalize US-mediated relations. The agreement, aimed at ending decades of hostilities, was welcomed but has angered Palestinians.
Sudan has been embroiled in strategic warfare since Israel’s founding in 1948, and the announcement of the treaty established diplomatic relations with the Jewish state and the fifth Arab country.
Egypt was the first Arab state to make peace with Israel in 1969. Jordan signed a peace treaty in 1994.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wrote on Twitter: “I welcome the joint efforts of the United States, Sudan and Israel to normalize relations between Sudan and Israel.”
On the eve of the November 3 elections, US President Donald Trump announced the agreement between Sudan and Israel. “This is a great victory for peace in the United States and in the world,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
After the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Sudan, the three Arab states, agreed to normalize relations with Israel in a matter of weeks. Many more will follow, “Israel said in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a” surprise turn. “
“Today Khartoum said yes to peace with Israel, recognition of Israel and normalization of relations with Israel,” he said in a statement in Hebrew to AFP.
However, Palestinian leaders have strongly condemned the agreement, calling it “treason.” Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, called the deal a “political sin” and said it only benefits the Israeli prime minister.
Hamas added: “This agreement is detrimental to the Palestinian people and their just rights, including the national interest of Sudan.”
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