Renewed hopes for peace in the Middle East, after the Israel-UAE agreement

City hall in Tel Aviv, Israel, is lit up in the colours of the United Arab Emirates national flag

I colori della bandiera degli Emirati sul municipio di Tel Aviv Source: Getty

The peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has the potential to provoke an unprecedented chain reaction in the Middle East geopolitical scenario.


In the coming weeks, Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi could even start talks on the formalization of their diplomatic relations, an unthinkable development until recently. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, Hezbollah, politically strong in Lebanon, and Iran remain strongly opposed to the agreement. 

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