Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani (first from right) welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog on December 4, 2022. (Photo: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

Israel-Bahrain relations have improved since the two countries joined the Abrahamic Accords in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and the Muslim/Gulf countries, for which the US served as a key mediator. 

Before that, Egypt and Jordan were the only two countries in the region that had relations with Israel.

After signing the Accords, Israel-Bahrain trade grew steadily and reached  7.5 million USD last year. Israel's exported stone products, precious metals, and diamonds and imported base metals, minerals, and petrochemicals.