Kazakhstan has agreed in principle to join the Abraham Accords, becoming the first nation to do so during US President Donald Trump’s second term, Kazinform News Agency reported.
Trump announced the development following a phone call between Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
He described the talks as “a major step forward in building bridges across the world” and said a formal signing ceremony will be held soon.
“Kazakhstan is the first country of my second term to join the Abraham Accords, the first of many,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social.
The development follows Tokayev’s official visit to Washington, DC, according to the Akorda presidential press service
President Trump reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to further strengthening its comprehensive strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.
During Tokayev’s visit, 30 bilateral agreements worth about US$17.2 billion were signed with the support of Kazakh Invest.
Israeli forces kill two West Bank teenagers
The Palestinian health ministry said that Israeli forces killed two 16-year-olds in the occupied West Bank village of Judeira, where the military had said it killed two individuals who had thrown Molotov cocktails.
In a statement, the Ramallah-based ministry announced the death of two teenagers, Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Ateem and Muhammad Rashad Fadl Qasim, both aged 16, who it said were shot dead by Israeli forces.
The ministry added that the Israeli military was holding the teenagers’ bodies.
The Israeli military said it had killed two people who it said threw Molotov cocktails in Judeira the previous night.