Arab states expanded cooperation with Israeli military during Gaza war, files show

The Washington Post ^ | 10/11/2025 10:04 a.m. EDT | David Kenner

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Israeli and Arab military officials have come together for meetings and trainings, facilitated by U.S. Central Command, on regional threats, Iran and underground tunnels.

Even as key Arab states condemned the war in the Gaza Strip, they quietly expanded security cooperation with the Israeli military, leaked U.S. documents reveal. Those military ties were thrown into crisis after Israel’s September airstrike in Qatar, but could now play a key role in overseeing the nascent ceasefire in Gaza.

Over the past three years, facilitated by the United States, senior military officials from Israel and six Arab countries came together for a series of planning meetings in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar.

Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to the first phase of a peace framework that would result in the release of all the hostages held by Hamas and a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. U.S. officials announced on Thursday that 200 U.S. troops would be sent to Israel to provide support to the ceasefire agreement, and would be joined by soldiers from several of the Arab countries that participated in this long-standing security cooperation.

Even before that announcement, the Arab countries involved in this security collaboration had all signaled their support for Trump’s 20-point plan to end the Gaza war. The plan calls for Arab states to participate in the deployment of an international force to Gaza that would train a new Palestinian police force in the region.

In a joint statement, five of the six Arab countries said that they supported the establishment of a mechanism that “guarantees the security of all sides,” but they have stopped short of publicly committing to deploy military forces.

Qatar, whose capital was struck on Sept. 9 by Israeli missiles targeting Hamas leaders, was one of the countries that had quietly strengthened ties with the...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Hamas; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hamas; israel; waronterror

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Hamas is not “beloved” of many neighboring Arab nations. All those “refugees” that are spoken about in Gaza and the West Bank? Egypt, Jordan and others don't want more of them.....

[ridesthemiles]

NO ONE WISHES TO DELIBERATELY THROW A FEW ROTTEN APPLES INTO THE BARREL

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "NO ONE WISHES TO DELIBERATELY THROW A FEW ROTTEN APPLES INTO THE BARREL"

Ah, but so many want to deliberately throw rotten apples into OTHER PEOPLE's barrels.