Israeli security officials are calling for the exploitation of the ongoing contacts about a security-military deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia, which includes an agreement to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, in order to push for a security calm in the occupied West Bank, by offering “goodwill overtures and concessions” to the Palestinians, according to Haaretz newspaper. " today is Thursday.

Israeli security officials presented their position to ministers during deliberations on a possible normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Israeli government and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have increased, and consider that agreements to normalize relations with Arab countries should be separated from the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The Israeli security apparatus tried to absolve itself of responsibility for the security situation in the West Bank by repeating the claim that Netanyahu would have difficulty obtaining support from his government to advance a security calm, “as it is expected that ministers from the Otzma Yehudit and religious Zionist parties will oppose this, as well as a number of ministers from the Otzma Yehudit party.” Likud," according to the newspaper.

The newspaper quoted Israeli security officials as saying that at this time there are no understandings between Israel and Saudi Arabia, and that reaching an agreement between the two countries with the composition of the current Israeli government is almost impossible.

The newspaper added that Israel has not yet received clear Palestinian demands within the framework of US-Saudi-Israeli contacts, while the Palestinian Authority handed over a list of demands to Saudi Arabia, and requested that the latter present it to Israel in the framework of negotiations, and among the demands was the transfer of Area C in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, and a construction freeze. In the settlements, the opening of the US consulate in Jerusalem.

And the "Walla" website had mentioned that a Palestinian delegation consisting of the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein Al-Sheikh, the Director of General Intelligence, Majed Faraj, and the Palestinian President's Advisor, Majdi Al-Khalidi, had met with the US President's envoy to the Middle East, Bert McGurk, in Riyadh, last Tuesday.

According to the newspaper, it was the United States that linked contacts with Saudi Arabia with Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. Israeli security sources said that the US administration considers that it missed an opportunity by not trying to advance steps between Israel and the Palestinian Authority upon signing the "Abraham Accords".

The Israeli security sources added that the United States and Saudi Arabia are close to reaching preliminary understandings about the details of the agreement between them, and that they will not sign a defense pact that obliges the United States to stand by Saudi Arabia if it is attacked, but rather they will sign an agreement that establishes the United States' commitment to grant Saudi Arabia security assistance.

The Israeli security sources suggested that the United States would agree to the Saudi demand for a civilian nuclear program, provided that it is subject to international monitoring.

The Israeli security apparatus opposes Saudi Arabia's enrichment of uranium on its territory. On the other hand, US President Joe Biden considers that an agreement with Saudi Arabia will be an achievement on the eve of the US presidential elections. However, such an agreement requires the approval of two-thirds of the US Senate, while it is expected that a number of Democratic members of the House will oppose it, if it does not include achievements in favor of the Palestinians.