Published on, Sept. 27 -- September 27, 2025 2:20 PM

The UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the UN General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah stressed the urgent need to end the Gaza war. This marked Netanyahu's first meeting with a senior Arab official since Israel's recent attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar. The UAE strongly condemned that attack and protested by summoning Israel's deputy ambassador.

The UAE signed the Abraham Accords with Israel in 2020, which normalized relations and boosted economic and security cooperation. Sheikh Abdullah reaffirmed the UAE's firm commitment to peace efforts based on a two-state solution. He said peace must resp...