Israeli Regional Cooperation Minister Ofir Akunis expected on Wednesday that the United States (US) would announce another peace deal between Israel and an Arab or Muslim country before the upcoming U.S. election, according to Reuters.
In press statements to Israel's Army Radio, Akunis said, "I have a reasonable basis to believe that the announcement will come before Nov. 3, that, if you'll permit me, is what I understand from my sources."
In a foreign-policy flourish ahead of his reelection bid, President Donald Trump's top aids accompanied this week, Israeli delegates to Bahrain and UAE delegates to Israel, cementing Israel's new, U.S.-brokered relations with the Gulf states.
On Monday, Trump hinted that Washington would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, stirring speculation that it could be the next Arab country to normalize ties with Israel.
Akunis said many countries are candidates to normalize relations with Israel, without mentioning their names, saying that it is "customary" to let the first official announcement come from Washington.
"I will be very happy if the announcement will happen - and before the elections in the United States," he said.
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