The government approved a new memorandum of understanding for cooperation between Israel and the UAE in the field of energy, as part of the growing ties between the two countries following the Abraham Accords, according to Channel 14.
The Abraham Accords establishes the importance of joint projects in the fields of renewable energy, hydrogen, natural gas, cyber security and the energy market, among other things.
Energy Minister Eli Cohen stressed the importance of the agreement, saying that "Israel has the great potential to become a regional bridge between west and east" and said that it also has the potential to increase stability and prosperity throughout the Middle East.
This cooperation between the two countries has strategic importance, according to the Israeli government, and it will be marked by support for R&D projects, including in academia, joint seminars, exchanges of experts and learning tours, and the encouragement of Israeli and Emirati companies to form business partnerships and develop new enterprises and plans to support commercial causes.
The UAE has been working hard to gain a foothold of influence in the Gaza Strip, investing heavily in sending aid and personnel to help displaced Gazan citizens in terms of food, healthcare, and shelter.
While not quite as openly critical of Israel's conduct of the war as other Arab countries, they have not shied away from doing so entirely.
Anwar Gargash, adviser to the UAE President, recently tweeted that "Months of death & devastation in Gaza finally over. Let us pray for peace. Most infuriating was hearing, ‘according to the Gaza health ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians,’ as if war & bombings do. Time for an independent Palestinian state."
Some of the aid coming into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel in the wake of the hostage deal and subsequent ceasefire was paid for by the UAE.
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