US, Israel, UAE, Bahrain conduct military naval exercise in Red Sea

The US, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Israel and Bahrain began 5-day joint naval forces maneuvers in the Red Sea, said a statement.

It is the first publicly announced joint exercise between the four countries one year after the UAE and Bahrain signed a US-sponsored normalization deal with Israel in September 2020.

The multinational forces “began conducting a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea, Nov. 10,” according to a statement by the US Naval Central Command (NAVCENT).