Hyderabad, July 23 -- Israel on Thursday, July 23, said Saudi Arabia's entry into the Abraham Accords would mark "a historic leap forward for peace in the Middle East", as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office renewed its call for the kingdom to normalise relations with Israel.

In a statement posted on social media, the Prime Minister's Office said the recent joint US-Israeli military campaign against Iran had "created the possibility to expand the circle of peace", adding that military action against Tehran and the weakening of what it described as Iran's "terror axis" had opened the way for broader regional cooperation.

The statement came after US President Donald Trump said a proposed agreement "will be approved, but is totally ...