Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords would represent a major diplomatic breakthrough, responding after US President Donald Trump linked a civil nuclear agreement with Riyadh to such a move. Netanyahu addressed the issue in an English-language statement released on Thursday.
His response signaled clear support for widening the Abraham Accords, the framework that opened normalization between Israel and several Arab states. By welcoming the possibility of Saudi participation, Netanyahu pointed to the strategic importance Israel places on a potential relationship with one of the region’s most influential countries.
Trump’s position adds a new condition to discussions involving Riyadh, tying progress on a civil nuclear arrangement to a broader regional diplomatic step. That connection places the Saudi-Israel question at the center of a wider debate involving US policy, Middle East alliances, and the future shape of regional cooperation.
While no agreement was announced, Netanyahu’s remarks underscore how significant such a development would be for Israel and for the Abraham Accords as a whole. Any movement by Saudi Arabia toward joining the framework would likely be seen as a consequential shift in regional diplomacy.
