"Morocco joined the accords in December 2020, and Sudan signed in January 2021, although ongoing political instability in the country has delayed full implementation. These agreements marked the first normalization efforts between Israel and Arab states since its peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. They also broke with the established regional consensus that normalization would require resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and implementing a two-state solution."
"Emily Tasinato, a researcher and analyst whose work focuses on the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, told DW that the accords were initially intended not only to strengthen ties with the United States but also to deter efforts by Iran to expand its regional influence. In 2020, Iran's proxy militias in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Yemen meant that the country was still regarded as the main destabilizing actor in the region. "Five years later, the situation appears to have been reversed," Tasinato said."
"The Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, left nearly 1,200 people dead. About 250 people were abducted, of whom close to 50 remain in the Gaza Strip, with around 20 of them believed to still be alive. Since the October 7 attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition have intensified their rejection of a two-state-solution while waging a nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip that has displaced 1.9 million people and led to widespread famine."
On September 15, 2020, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel signed the Abraham Accords in Washington, normalizing relations; Morocco joined in December 2020 and Sudan signed in January 2021, though Sudan's instability delayed implementation. These accords marked the first Israeli-Arab normalization since treaties with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994) and broke the regional expectation that normalization required resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a two-state solution. The accords aimed to strengthen ties with the United States and deter Iranian influence, but Israel's October 7, 2023 war with Hamas, the resulting humanitarian crisis, and rejection of a two-state solution have discouraged further normalization.
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