Naftali Bennett, Israeli Prime Minister, is heading to Bahrain today for the first official visit to the capital, Manama.

Bennett will meet King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, discuss the importance of peace and development in the region, and promote political and economic issues with a focus on technology and innovation.

According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the occupation is being exploited to convey a message to Iran about the regional cooperation emerging near it and the strengthening of the Israeli Alliance in the Gulf.

Bennett's visit to Bahrain comes one year and five months after the signing of the normalization agreement between the two countries under the Abrahamic Agreements.