Israel has signed agreements on the official establishment of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani attended the signing ceremony held at the South Lawn of the White House.

Israel and the US reached an agreement on August 13, and last Friday, Bahrain declared that it will officially recognize the Jewish state.

According to the agreement, Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu has agreed to discontinue the plan to annex the territories of the West Bank of Jordan River.