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Middle East security analyst, Phd, author of #DroneWars bylines @Jerusalem_Post @BreakingDefense adjunct fellow @FDD Exec Dir. @MidEast_Center @GulfIsrael;

Sep 15, 2020, 9 tweets

Trump says other countries "very very soon" will follow the peace deals; he harkens back to his 2017 trip to Saudi Arabia; #happeningnow

Netanyahu: "Those who are with us today" Netanyahu says, "unimaginable a few years ago", he hints at Trump lining up future peace deals; he speaks about the price of war and his brother who died in the Entebbe raid; those who have the wounds of war "cherish blessings of peace."

Netanyahu: "This peace will expand to include other Arab states and ultimately can end the Arab-Israeli conflict once and for all, and because of the great economic benefits...third because this is not only a peace between leaders but between peoples..."

UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan speaking now in Arabic, "better future for generations to come"

Also #Breakingnews :
As he was speaking Israeli TV showed that there were sirens in Ashkelon indicating possible rocket fire from Gaza. (see the screenshot)

Location of the sirens; looks like an Iranian proxy is seeking to send a message during the agreement;

Now Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al Zayani is speaking, saying it is an era of hope and historic step on road to genuine and lasting peace, security and prosperity across the region; "For too long the Middle East has been set back by conflict and mistrust"

Israel media reporting that representatives from Sudan and Oman came to ceremony, speculation about normalization with these states.

Some regional media coverage of the agreement, Iran media ignored it but stressed Trump's comments on an Iran deal and also mentioned missile fire on Israel from Gaza

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