At the invitation of Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, on Sundays and Mondays, tomorrow and the day after, a first political summit of its kind will be held in Israel – the “Negev Summit”. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who has already landed in Israel this evening (Sat), and the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain will take part in joint policy meetings.
Tonight, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett congratulated the Foreign Minister and wrote to him, “Straighten up.” Simultaneously with the important round of meetings, another friction was recorded between Bennett and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, who tried to initiate a meeting with Abu Mazen and the King of Jordan ahead of Ramadan, it was reported tonight in “News 12”. Ganz announced tonight that he will meet tomorrow with the US Secretary of State at Linken in the Citadel of David in Jerusalem, even before he arrives in the Negev.
Good luck ahead of the Negev summit with the region’s foreign ministers and US secretary of state.
Direct power to@yairlapidBuild bridges! pic.twitter.com/BJoR5cJsJY
– Naftali Bennett בנט (ftnaftalibennett) March 26, 2022
According to the publication, a political source confirmed that Ganz did not update Bennett on the meeting he initiated: “The Prime Minister’s Office learned about the Defense Minister’s attempts to organize a meeting with Abu Mazen and the King of Jordan a few days ago, from an Arab source,” the source said. “When the issue is presented to him by the defense minister, the prime minister will make a decision.”
Another political source claimed that the matter was different: “Without commenting on the various publications, the Minister of Defense will continue to act responsibly for Israel’s security interests and security stability. The Prime Minister is updated on any significant incident, and this is also true in this case.”
Bennett opposes the intention to remove the Revolutionary Guards from the list of terrorist organizations
The Prime Minister sided with Saudi Arabia this evening and once again criticized the intention to remove the Revolutionary Guards from the list of terrorist organizations in the United States: “The State of Israel expresses its sorrow to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In an unusual message.
Bennett added: “This attack is further proof that Iran’s regional aggression knows no borders, and reinforces the fear of removing the Revolutionary Guards from the list of terrorist organizations (FTO).”
Over the weekend, Houthi rebels attacked an oil tanker in the city of Jeddah with the help of unmanned aircraft. The facility that was attacked is located near the city airport. In addition, the Houthis also attacked facilities in Riyadh. In response to the Houthi attacks, which are reportedly supported by Iran, Saudi Arabia attacked targets in Sanaa and Hudida in Yemen. According to the Saudi coalition, its forces acted against the “sources of the threat” to the country.