Israel hosts meeting with Blinken, four Arab FMs

Israel hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a summit that highlighted the rapidly shifting diplomatic landscape of the Middle East.

Meeting at a resort in the Negev Desert, foreign ministers from Bahrain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Israel and the U.S. pledged to expand cooperation to include energy, environmental and security matters.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said the group was "making history" as he announced the gathering would become an annual event.