Israel airliner flies to Bahrain after ties normalised

An Israeli airliner flew to Bahrain on Wednesday, tracking data showed, just days after the two countries inked a normalisation accord backed by the US. The Israir Airlines jet from Tel Aviv flew over Saudi Arabia to reach the Gulf state, according to data from the FlightRadar24 website. Israel's Yediot Aharonot newspaper reported senior government officials were on the plane. It comes a day after Netanyahu spoke by phone with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman to map out the two countries' new relationship. They "reviewed potential areas of bilateral cooperation and relevant regional and international developments", the Gulf state's BNA news agency said. Bahrain's decision to normalise ties with Israel followed a similar move by the United Arab Emirates.<br/>