Washington — Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)  reached a historic deal on Thursday that will lead to a full normalisation of diplomatic relations between the two Middle Eastern nations in an agreement that US President Donald Trump helped broker.

Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to suspend applying sovereignty to areas of the West Bank it has been discussing annexing, senior White House officials said...

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