On Friday, US President Donald Trump said that Bahrain joined the UAE in concluding an agreement to normalize relations with Israel, which the PLO considered "another treacherous stab directed at the issue."
Trump added that he had spoken by phone with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to what the White House announced.
Trump tweeted - on Twitter - by saying "a new historic breach today," and saying, "Our two great friends, Israel and Bahrain, reached a peace agreement."
For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that a peace agreement had been signed with the Kingdom of the Navy, and said in a statement published in Hebrew, "Citizens of Israel, I am pleased to inform you that this evening, we reached another peace agreement with another Arab country, Bahrain. This agreement is added." To the historic peace with the United Arab Emirates. "
As for the King of Bahrain, he announced his country's agreement during a phone call with Trump and Netanyahu to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.
In a joint statement, the three leaders said they had agreed to "establish full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain."
The joint statement said, "This is a historic breakthrough to promote peace in the Middle East. Opening dialogue and direct relations between these two vital societies and the two advanced economies will continue the positive transformation in the Middle East and increase stability, security and prosperity in the region."
The statement stated that Bahrain accepted Trump's invitation to join Israel and the UAE, at the signing ceremony between them on Tuesday at the White House.
He added that Netanyahu and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdul Latif Al-Zayani would sign a "historic peace declaration" during the ceremony.
The joint statement said that the two parties "will continue their efforts in this regard to reach a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
In its first reaction, the Palestine Liberation Organization considered the normalization of Bahrain with Israel as "another treacherous stab aimed at the cause," while Hamas said that the agreement "is an insistence on implementing the terms of the deal of the century that liquidate the Palestinian issue."