Breaking: Bahrain to Announce Normalization with Israel within Hours

The Kingdom of Bahrain is expected to announce the normalization of relations with Israel on Friday, according to familiar sources to the matter's statements to Reuters.

Last month, the United Arab Emirates last month agreed to normalize ties with Israel under a U.S.-brokered agreement. The UAE-Israel agreement is scheduled to be signed on Sept. 15 in Washington.

US President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Friday that Bahrain is joining the United Arab Emirates in normalizing ties with Israel, according to The Times of Israel newspaper.

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