Benjamin Netanyahu made secret trip to UAE at height of the Iran war

The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East alliance

Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed he made a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the Iran war to meet president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

“This visit has led to a historic breakthrough in relations between Israel and the UAE,” the Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement on Wednesday night.