Trump now says 7-9 countries ready to make peace with Israel, including Saudis

US President Donald Trump is now saying there are between seven and nine countries ready to make peace with Israel, after estimating just hours ago there were five or six such states.

Asked if he expected Saudi Arabia to follow suit, Trump says “I do. I spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia,” adding it would come “at the right time.”

“I think seven or eight or nine” more countries would normalize relations with Israel, he says.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan wave from the Truman Balcony at the White House after they participated in the signing of the Abraham Accords, where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

— with AFP

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