US President Donald Trump is actively pressuring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to move toward normalization with Israel, Channel 12 reports, citing two senior US officials.
In a phone call a month ago after the Sharm El Sheikh peace summit, Trump told the Crown Prince, widely known as MBS, that now that the fighting in Gaza was done, he expects progress on the landmark peace deal, according to the report.
MBS responded that he was willing to work on it with the White House, says a US official.
“Our message to the Saudis is: ‘We did all the things you asked for. Now, there are things President Trump wants, like normalization with Israel. So how are you guys going to move now in this direction?” a senior US official tells the outlet.
The Saudis want firmer promises on a path toward a Palestinian state from Israel, reports Channel 12.
MBS is meeting with Trump at the White House next week.
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