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On Sunday noon, Flight 973 departed from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport to Manama Airport, taking the American and Israeli delegations on a trip to officially inaugurate diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain.
The aircraft carries the number “973”, which is the international code for the Kingdom of Bahrain, similar to the “Al” aircraft that flew to Abu Dhabi last month, and which carried the number “971”, which is the international code for the Emirates, and was known at the time as the Peace Plane.
An official Israeli delegation arrives in Bahrain
The plane will land two and a quarter hours after its departure at the airport in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
The plane carries a large Israeli delegation led by Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben Shabat, in addition to a US delegation led by Treasury Minister Stephen Minuchin, which includes the White House envoy to the Middle East, Avi Berkowitz.
Israeli media said Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani will receive the Israeli and American delegations.
Speaking to reporters before the start of the trip, Bin Shabat told reporters that the delegation is heading to Bahrain “to translate the statement signed in Washington (in the middle of last month) into practical steps.”
For his part, the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “It is a historic day as we go to Bahrain with our American allies, to promote peace and prosperity throughout the region.”
In turn, the US ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said: “Another historic day in which Treasury Secretary Stephen Minuchin, special envoy Avi Berkovets and Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben Shabat led the first flight trade from Israel to Bahrain “.
He added: “This represents another step forward in the implementation of the Ibrahim Accords.” Peace, Shalom and peace are with us all.
The Israeli delegation to the Emirates was led by Bin Shabat, while the American delegation was led by Jared Kushner, the president’s assistant-in-chief, who according to Israeli media would not be part of the trip to Manama due to concerns about the presidential election.
Today’s visit comes a month after the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and Bahrain, at the White House, under the auspices of the United States.
The content of all the agreements to be signed between the two countries is unknown today, but the news site (Walla) in Israel, quoted officials as saying that the agreement will address issues such as establishing full diplomatic relations between the two countries and the exchange of embassies.
On September 15, Israel signed a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, in a move that was well received internationally and regionally.
Earlier this month, Israeli Mossad chief Yossi Cohen visited Manama and held talks on “issues of common interest” and “prospects for cooperation between the two countries.”
On Thursday, the Israeli Knesset approved the peace treaty with the United Arab Emirates, after the government ratified it on Monday, which will follow the agreement with Bahrain, until it enters into force.
