We support UAE's security needs, Israeli president says on first visit
India Today
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, on his first visit to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state's security needs.
Israel's president, making his first visit on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, said his country supports the Gulf state's security needs and wants more countries in the region to join its new detente with the Arab world.
The UAE, along with Bahrain, signed U.S.-brokered normalisation agreements with Israel, dubbed the "Abraham Accords", in 2020. The two Gulf states and Israel share concerns about Iran and its regional allies.
Isaac Herzog discussed security and bilateral relations with the UAE's de facto ruler Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The UAE has in the past fortnight been attacked twice with drones and missiles, claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group. Israel has responded by offering security and intelligence support to the UAE against further drone attacks.
"We completely support your security requirements ... We are here together to find ways and means to bring full security to people who seek peace in our region," Herzog said during the meeting, in comments released by his office.
Sheikh Mohammed said Israel and the UAE share a "common view of the threats to regional stability and peace, particularly those posed by militias and terrorist forces".
The presidency in Israel is a largely ceremonial post. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the UAE in December.
