Israel wants more peace deals with Arab countries after war, Netanyahu says
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Arab nations "aspire, like us, for a stable, secure and prosperous Middle East."
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Oct 28 he hopes to reach peace deals with more Arab countries once the war against Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah is complete.
"The day after Hamas no longer controls Gaza and Hezbollah no longer sits on our northern border, we are working these days on plans to stabilise those two fronts. But the day after includes something else of utmost importance," Mr Netanyahu said, in a speech to parliament.
"I aspire to continue the process I led a few years ago of the signing of the historic Abraham Accords, and achieve peace with more Arab countries," he said.
Israel, under the US-brokered 2020 accords,
Since then, Israel, with US support, has sought to also include other nations, particularly Saudi Arabia. Riyadh says it will not recognise Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state.
"These countries, and other countries, see clearly the blows we are landing on those who attack us, the Iranian axis of evil," he said.
"They aspire, like us, for a stable, secure and prosperous Middle East." REUTERS
