The agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish diplomatic relations has stunned the rest of the Middle East, while offering significant political advantages to the leaders of the two countries.
It also represents a rare policy triumph for United States President Donald Trump, who helped broker the arrangement and now claims responsibility for what he hailed as a "huge breakthrough".
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