Comments as king of Bahrain welcomes Israel PM

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday hailed the "huge honour" to meet with Bahrain's king as he wrapped up a lightning visit.

Bennett made the one-day visit to the Gulf Issland kingdom less than two years after the countries established formal diplomatic relations. Bennett also met with several government ministers and discussed the need for greater economic and military cooperation. The Israeli prime minister traveled with around two dozen Israeli and foreign journalists, but most of his visit was closed to the media.