Netanyahu visits UAE, meets president on Iran: Israeli state media

JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday and met President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, with Iran the main focus of their talks, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 24, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

Netanyahu traveled to the UAE on a private plane and spent the day in the country, Kan said.

There was no immediate official announcement of the visit from either government.

Israel and the UAE established diplomatic relations in 2020 under the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords.