While normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not yet imminent, efforts to lay the groundwork are underway, a source within the Saudi royal family told Kan News on Saturday.
The comment came as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to visit Washington in 10 days for a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
According to the source, Riyadh anticipates a return to the type of indirect communication with Israel that was facilitated by the US prior to the October 7 massacre.
Thawing the ice between Israel and Saudi Arabia
Kan reported that the talks would aim to “thaw the ice” between the two countries and help bridge positions that had grown more distant during the war.
Saudi sources stressed that normalization with Israel will not move forward without a two-state agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Saudi officials viewed Kazakhstan’s recent decision to join the Abraham Accords as a positive development, Kan also reported.
Kazakhstan officially joined the Abraham Accords on Thursday following a trilateral phone call between US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trump confirmed.
Kazakhstan's signature of the accords will be the "first of many" of Trump's second term, Trump said.
"This is a major step forward in building bridges across the World. Today, more Nations are lining up to embrace Peace and Prosperity through my Abraham Accords."