Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that additional normalization agreements between Tel Aviv and Arab and Islamic countries will be announced sooner than expected, amid speculation that Indonesia or Oman may normalize relations with Israel.
During his meeting with US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft in occupied Jerusalem on Thursday, Netanyahu added that it can be seen that some Arab countries are already progressing towards normalization, and others are progressing. .
The Israeli Jerusalem Post reported that Indonesia and the Sultanate of Oman are close to establishing relations with Israel, and it quoted a diplomatic source - whose name it was not mentioned - that normalization with these two countries was in a more advanced stage than other countries.
The newspaper also quoted Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen as saying that there is a possibility to conclude deals with Indonesia, Oman, Mauritania, Niger and Saudi Arabia, and hinted at the possibility of an Asian country - whose name he did not mention - other than Indonesia.
Recent months have witnessed agreements to normalize relations between Israel and 4 Arab countries, which are the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.
The Arab states joined the New Printing Press to Egypt and Jordan, which have formal relations with Israel under two peace agreements since 1979 and 1994, respectively.