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Israel Defence Minister, Benny Gantz, arrived in Bahrain on Wednesday on an unannounced visit.
“This is the first visit of an Israeli Defence Minister to a Gulf country,” reported the Israeli army’s official radio station.
Bahrain is yet to issue a statement on Gantz’s visit.
In 2020, Israel and Bahrain announced the full normalisation of bilateral ties.