Co-operation on the agenda as Israel hosts meeting with four Arab nations

Antony Blinken (third right) poses with the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Morocco and the UAE at the meeting (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East.

The gathering brought together the top diplomats from all but one of the Arab countries that have normalised relations with Israel in US-mediated negotiations. That included three that signed the so-called Abraham Accords during the Trump administration in 2020.