Israel's Mossad operational in Bahrain, says Deputy FM

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2022 17:50
‎Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Bahrain's Undersecretary for International Relations at the Foreign Ministry. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
‎Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa Bahrain's Undersecretary for International Relations at the Foreign Ministry.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Israel's Mossad is operational in Bahrain, the Gulf country's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulla al-Khalifa revealed in a panel discussion with Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz at the Munich Security Conference on Monday.

The words were a rare admission by a senior government official from an Arab country regarding intelligence cooperation with Israel.

According to al-Khalifa, Israeli Mossad chiefs have visited Bahrain on a number of occasions.

This is a developing story. 



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