ANKARA

US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy predicts that more Arab countries will normalize relations with Israel, which is known as the “Abraham Accords.”

“We think [we] will have some, or a lot of announcements, very, very shortly, which we hope will yield great progress by next year,” Steve Witkoff said during an event organized by the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Monday night, as cited by the Jewish Insider.

The event was held to mark the founding of Israel in 1948 after forcing thousands of Palestinians from their homes under attacks from Zionist gangs.

“I urge the Israeli people to choose unity over division, vision over disagreement, and hope over despair. When you do, Israel’s future will shine brighter than ever," Witkoff said.

During Trump's first term in office from 2017 to 2021, a series of US-sponsored agreements were signed to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan. Egypt and Jordan also have established diplomatic relations with Israel after signing peace treaties.

The US envoy’s comments came as Israel continued its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, where more than 52,600 people have been killed, mostly women and children, since October 2023.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.