Preparations were completed today for a ceremony in the Bahraini capital, Manama, to formally begin diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain.
According to the foreign news agency an Israeli delegation led by the head of the Israeli National Security Council Mir Ben Shabbat has left Tel Aviv for a one-day visit.
The delegation will mark the beginning of diplomatic relations in Bahrain.
It may be recalled that on September 16, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed a landmark agreement to restore relations with Israel in the presence of President Donald Trump in the United States.
US President Donald Trump hosted the event at the White House.
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the third and fourth Arab states to normalize relations with Israel, respectively.
It should be noted that there were "peace agreements" between Israel and Egypt in 1979 and with Jordan in 1994.
Diplomatic turmoil among some of Washington's key regional allies has hailed US President Donald Trump as a major foreign policy achievement as he runs for re-election in November.
"Bahrain and Israel will sign a number of memoranda of understanding in the areas of mutual benefit, with the establishment of diplomatic, peaceful and friendly relations," a joint statement said.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Manuchehr and Ivy Berkowitz, a special aide to US President Donald Trump for international talks, also traveled to Tel Aviv.
"This agreement is a historic step towards security and peace in the region," Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdul Latif al-Zani said as the delegation arrived.
In September, US President Donald Trump announced a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain, and Bahrain, following in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates, announced the resumption of diplomatic relations with Israel.
Bahrain later said in a joint statement that the decision to formally restore ties with Israel was taken at a ceremony at the White House.
Earlier, on August 13, US President Donald Trump announced a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying the two countries had agreed to establish bilateral relations.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, which would make it easier for other Gulf states to establish relations with Israel.
Jared Kishner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump and a White House adviser, said it would be in Saudi Arabia's interest to normalize relations with Israel, as the United Arab Emirates has done.
In response, Saudi Arabia said it could not establish diplomatic relations with Israel in imitation of the United Arab Emirates unless the Jewish state signed a peace treaty with the Palestinians.
